desperately
/ˈdespərətli/adverb
उच्चारण डेस्परट्ली
बेताबी से, हताशा में, जी-जान से
Core word
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in a way that shows you have little hope and are ready to do anything to change the situation
बेताबी से, हताशा में, जी-जान से
- They tried desperately to save the drowning child.
- He looked desperately around for help.
- He tried desperately to catch the last train.
+ 2 more examples
- She waved desperately from the roof as the water rose.
- They searched desperately for the missing child.
Synonyms frantically anxiously urgently wildly
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extremely; very much
अत्यंत, बेहद, बुरी तरह
- The flood victims are desperately in need of food and clean water.
- Radhika desperately wanted to clear the exam this year.
- The hospital desperately needs more nurses.
+ 2 more examples
- I was desperately tired after the long journey.
- The team desperately wanted to win the final.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
desperately + verb
'Desperately' shows hopeless urgency and goes with verbs like need, want, try, search.
'Desperately' हताश तात्कालिकता दिखाता है और need, want, try, search जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ आता है।
- The villagers desperately needed clean water.
- She desperately wanted to pass the exam.
desperately + adjective (intensifier)
As an intensifier it means extremely: desperately ill, desperately poor, desperately sorry.
Intensifier के रूप में इसका अर्थ अत्यंत है: desperately ill, desperately poor, desperately sorry।
- The patient was desperately ill.
- He was desperately worried about the result.
desperately in need of
The phrase 'desperately in need of' is used for urgent lack.
'Desperately in need of' तात्कालिक अभाव के लिए आता है।
- The school is desperately in need of teachers.
- They are desperately in need of help.
desperately + to-infinitive
With 'try', 'want' and 'hope', it is followed by a to-infinitive.
'Try', 'want' और 'hope' के साथ इसके बाद to-infinitive आता है।
- He desperately tried to catch the train.
- Radhika desperately hoped to win.
+Collocations 6
desperately + verb
needwanttryhopesearch
- They desperately searched for their lost child.
desperately + adjective
illpoorsadlonelyanxious
- The farmer was desperately poor after the drought.
desperately in need of
helpmoneywatersheltermedicines
- The flood victims were desperately in need of shelter.
adverb of manner
fight desperatelycling desperatelystruggle desperatelycry desperatelywait desperately
- He clung desperately to the rope.
desperately + for
desperately for workfor a jobfor attentionfor changefor rain
- The unemployed youths were desperate for a job.
adverb + desperately
soalmostquitestillmost
- The shop desperately needed staff, and so did the clinic.
“More examples 6
- The crowd desperately waited for news of the missing boat.
भीड़ लापता नाव की ख़बर के लिए बेचैनी से प्रतीक्षा कर रही थी।
- Radhika desperately wanted a seat in a government college.
राधिका को सरकारी कॉलेज में सीट की सख़्त चाहत थी।
- The hospital is desperately short of blood donors.
अस्पताल में रक्तदाताओं की भारी कमी है।
- He fought desperately to save his crops from the flood.
उसने अपनी फसल को बाढ़ से बचाने के लिए जी-जान से संघर्ष किया।
- She was desperately sorry for what she had said.
उसे अपनी कही बात पर बेहद खेद था।
- The family desperately prayed for rain after two dry years.
दो सूखे वर्षों के बाद परिवार ने वर्षा के लिए व्याकुल होकर प्रार्थना की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is desperate for a help.
✓ He is desperate for help.
'Help' is uncountable and takes no article.
'Help' uncountable है, इसके साथ article नहीं लगता।
✗ She was desperately try to open the door.
✓ She was desperately trying to open the door.
After 'was' we need the -ing form of the verb.
'Was' के बाद क्रिया का -ing रूप चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
des·per·ate·ly
With -per- (not 'desparately').
Spelling des-per-ate-ly है, जिसमें -per- आता है ('desparately' गलत है)।