drowsy
/ˈdraʊzi/adjective
उच्चारण ड्राउज़ी
उनींदा, ऊँघता हुआ, नींद से भरा
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tired and almost asleep
उनींदा, ऊँघता हुआ, नींद से भरा
- The medicine may make you drowsy.
- a drowsy afternoon after lunch
- The long journey left the children feeling drowsy.
+ 2 more examples
- I feel drowsy after a heavy lunch, so I take a short nap.
- Cough syrup can make some people drowsy, so do not drive after taking it.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
feel / be drowsy
Drowsy is an adjective and describes the person who feels sleepy; use feel drowsy rather than feel drowsiness.
'Drowsy' adjective है और उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसे नींद आ रही हो; 'feel drowsiness' नहीं, 'feel drowsy' कहें।
- The medicine made me drowsy.
- I felt drowsy after the heavy lunch.
drowsy + noun
Before a noun, it may describe a quiet or sleepy place or time.
Noun से पहले यह शांत या उनींदे स्थान या समय का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The drowsy village woke slowly.
- A drowsy afternoon passed in the library.
drowsiness (noun) / drowsily (adverb)
Use drowsiness for the state and drowsily for how someone moves or speaks.
अवस्था के लिए 'drowsiness' और किसी के चलने या बोलने के ढंग के लिए 'drowsily' आता है।
- This tablet may cause drowsiness.
- He answered drowsily and went back to sleep.
+Collocations 3
verb + drowsy
feelgrowbecomemake sbget
- I grew drowsy during the long lecture.
drowsy + noun
eyesvoiceafternoondriverstate
- A drowsy driver is a danger on the highway.
adverb + drowsy
slightlyverypleasantlyratherstill
- The baby was still drowsy from the nap.
“More examples 5
- The warm classroom made the students drowsy.
गर्म कक्षा ने विद्यार्थियों को उनींदा कर दिया।
- Radhika felt drowsy after studying till midnight.
आधी रात तक पढ़ने के बाद राधिका को नींद आने लगी।
- Drivers should not take medicines that make them drowsy.
चालकों को ऐसी दवाएँ नहीं लेनी चाहिए जो उन्हें उनींदा कर दें।
- The drowsy cat lay in the sun.
उनींदी बिल्ली धूप में लेटी रही।
- He spoke in a drowsy voice and soon fell asleep.
वह उनींदी आवाज़ में बोला और जल्दी ही सो गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The medicine causes drowsy.
✓ The medicine causes drowsiness.
After causes, a noun is needed: drowsiness.
'Causes' के बाद noun चाहिए: 'drowsiness'।
✗ I am feeling drowsiness after lunch.
✓ I am feeling drowsy after lunch.
After feel, use an adjective.
Feel के बाद adjective आता है।
✗ She felt drowzy during the class.
✓ She felt drowsy during the class.
Spelling: drowsy has an s.
वर्तनी: 'drowsy' में s आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Drowsy, sleepy and tired are close, but only one means lack of energy.
Drowsy, sleepy और tired पास-पास हैं, पर केवल एक ऊर्जा की कमी बताता है।
Half asleep, often because of a medicine or a warm place.
आधी नींद में, प्रायः दवा या गर्म जगह के कारण।
- The tablet left her drowsy.
Wanting to sleep; the common everyday word.
सोने की इच्छा; रोज़मर्रा का सामान्य शब्द।
- The child was sleepy by nine.
Lacking energy after work or effort, not necessarily wanting sleep.
काम या मेहनत के बाद ऊर्जा की कमी, ज़रूरी नहीं कि नींद आ रही हो।
- The workers were tired after the match.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
drow·sy
With -ow- and -sy (not 'drousy' or 'drowzy'); the noun drowsiness.
-ow- और अंत में -sy ('drousy' या 'drowzy' गलत है); noun drowsiness।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Warnings on medicines, 'May cause drowsiness'.
Collocation: दवाओं पर चेतावनी 'May cause drowsiness'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A feeling of sleepiness is drowsiness or somnolence; a drug that makes you sleepy is a sedative; a short sleep is a nap or doze.
नींद का भाव drowsiness या somnolence; नींद लाने वाली दवा sedative; छोटी नींद nap या doze।