drastically
/ˈdræstɪkli/adverb
उच्चारण ड्रैस्टिक्ली
भारी रूप से, बहुत अधिक, ज़बरदस्त तरीके से
Core word
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in a way that has a strong or sudden effect, often a bad one
भारी रूप से, बहुत अधिक, ज़बरदस्त तरीके से
- Prices have fallen drastically.
- The company drastically reduced its staff.
- Life changed drastically after the flood.
+ 3 more examples
- The government drastically cut the price of onions.
- Temperatures fall drastically in the hills after sunset.
- He drastically changed his diet after seeing the doctor.
Synonyms radically dramatically severely sharply
Opposite slightly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + drastically
Drastically after a verb such as cut, reduce, change or fall shows a severe, extreme change, often with harmful effects.
Cut, reduce, change, fall जैसी क्रिया के बाद 'drastically' गंभीर, अत्यधिक परिवर्तन दिखाता है, प्रायः हानिकारक प्रभाव के साथ।
- The government drastically cut the subsidy.
- Water levels fell drastically in summer.
drastically + comparative / adjective
It can strengthen a comparative or an adjective of difference: drastically lower, drastically different.
यह comparative या अंतर बताने वाले adjective को प्रबल करता है: drastically lower, drastically different।
- Rainfall was drastically lower than expected.
- The two plans are drastically different.
drastically + past participle
Before a past participle it describes a result: drastically reduced, drastically altered.
Past participle से पहले यह परिणाम बताता है: drastically reduced, drastically altered।
- Supplies were drastically reduced during the strike.
act / respond drastically
It can describe strong, extreme action: to act drastically means to do something extreme to solve a problem.
यह कठोर कदम का वर्णन कर सकता है: 'act drastically' का अर्थ समस्या सुलझाने के लिए अति कठोर कदम उठाना है।
- The doctor warned that we must act drastically to stop the spread.
+Collocations 4
drastically + verb
reducecutchangealterincreasedecline
- The school drastically reduced the number of holidays.
drastically + adjective
differentlowerhigherreducedlimited
- Resources are drastically limited in the hill villages.
verb + drastically (with result)
falldropriseworsenshrink
- Crop yield dropped drastically after the drought.
drastically + effect
affectdamageweakendisrupt
- The strike drastically disrupted train services.
“More examples 6
- The floods have drastically changed the course of the river.
बाढ़ ने नदी की धारा को पूरी तरह बदल दिया है।
- Radhika drastically changed her study routine after the mock test.
Mock test के बाद राधिका ने अपनी पढ़ाई की दिनचर्या में भारी बदलाव कर लिया।
- The price of onions rose drastically last week.
पिछले सप्ताह प्याज़ के भाव अचानक बहुत बढ़ गए।
- Wildlife numbers have fallen drastically in the last fifty years.
पिछले पचास वर्षों में वन्य जीवों की संख्या बहुत तेज़ी से घटी है।
- If the factory pollutes the river, the fish will drastically decline.
यदि कारखाना नदी को प्रदूषित करेगा तो मछलियों की संख्या बहुत घट जाएगी।
- The government drastically tightened the rules for importers.
सरकार ने आयातकों के नियमों को बहुत कठोर कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The population of tigers has decreased drastic.
✓ The population of tigers has decreased drastically.
A verb needs an adverb; drastic is the adjective and drastically is the adverb.
Verb को adverb चाहिए; 'drastic' adjective है और 'drastically' adverb।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs all describe big changes, but they differ in force and tone.
ये सभी बड़े परिवर्तन बताते हैं, पर बल और स्वर में अंतर है।
In an extreme or severe way, often harmful.
अत्यधिक या गंभीर ढंग से, प्रायः हानिकारक।
- Spending was drastically cut.
In a sudden and impressive way, not always bad.
अचानक और प्रभावशाली ढंग से, ज़रूरी नहीं कि बुरा।
- Her health improved dramatically.
A neutral word for quickly and by a large amount, used for prices and rates.
तेज़ी से और बड़ी मात्रा में, कीमतों और दरों के लिए तटस्थ शब्द।
- Rates fell sharply.