drunken
/ˈdrʌŋkən/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रंकन
शराबी, नशे में
Core word
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[only before noun]
drunk or showing that somebody is drunk
शराबी, नशे में
- drunken driving
- The drunken man sang loudly outside the railway station.
- A drunken guest made a scene at the party.
+ 1 more example
- Drunken driving is the cause of many road deaths.
Synonyms intoxicated inebriated tipsy
Opposite sober
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
drunken + noun (attributive only)
Drunken is used only before a noun. It is not used after be.
'Drunken' केवल noun से पहले आता है। 'Be' के बाद इसका प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- A drunken man shouted at the shopkeeper.
- The police broke up a drunken brawl.
drunken + behaviour / state
Drunken often describes actions or events caused by drinking: a drunken quarrel, drunken singing.
'Drunken' प्रायः शराब से होने वाले कार्यों या घटनाओं का वर्णन करता है: drunken quarrel, drunken singing।
- His drunken singing woke the neighbours.
drunken vs drunk
Use drunk after be (He is drunk) and drunken before a noun (a drunken man). Drunk can also come before a noun for the person, as in a drunk driver.
'Be' के बाद 'drunk' (He is drunk) और noun से पहले 'drunken' (a drunken man) आता है। 'Drunk driver' जैसे प्रयोग में 'drunk' भी noun से पहले आ सकता है।
- The drunken guest was driven home.
- The guest was drunk.
formal, literary and legal use
Drunken often appears in news reports and old stories, as in drunken rage or drunken stupor.
'Drunken' समाचारों और पुरानी कहानियों में आता है, जैसे drunken rage या drunken stupor।
- He was found in a drunken stupor on the road.
drunken + driving / behaviour in reports
News reports often use drunken driving or drunken behaviour; the British legal term is drink-driving.
समाचारों में 'drunken driving' या 'drunken behaviour' आम है; British कानूनी शब्द 'drink-driving' है।
- The report blamed drunken driving for the pile-up.
+Collocations 5
drunken + noun
brawldriverquarrelpartyrage
- A drunken quarrel ended in a police case.
drunken + person
mansailorguestcrowdyouth
- A group of drunken youths blocked the road.
drunken + action
singingdancinglaughterbehaviourshouting
- The drunken laughter could be heard from the next house.
in a drunken + state
stuporhazeragestate
- In a drunken haze, he forgot the way home.
drunken + abstract noun
promisemistakejokebetargument
- It was a drunken mistake that he regretted for years.
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- A drunken crowd gathered outside the club after midnight.
आधी रात के बाद क्लब के बाहर शराब के नशे में एक भीड़ जमा हो गई।
- The film shows the drunken father stumbling into the courtyard.
फिल्म में शराबी पिता को आँगन में लड़खड़ाते हुए दिखाया गया है।
- The court heard how a drunken driver had killed two cyclists.
अदालत ने सुना कि कैसे एक नशे में धुत चालक ने दो साइकिल सवारों को मार दिया।
- Radhika found the drunken laughter in the street unpleasant.
राधिका को सड़क पर शराबियों की हँसी अप्रिय लगी।
- The poem describes a drunken sailor singing on the deck.
कविता में डेक पर गाते हुए शराबी नाविक का वर्णन है।
- The villagers complained about the drunken noise outside the liquor shop.
गाँव वालों ने शराब की दुकान के बाहर शराबियों के शोर की शिकायत की।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both describe being affected by alcohol but sit in different places in a sentence.
दोनों शराब के प्रभाव को बताते हैं, पर वाक्य में उनका स्थान भिन्न होता है।
Usually before a noun and describes people or their actions.
प्रायः noun से पहले, लोगों या उनके कार्यों का वर्णन करता है।
- A drunken crowd gathered.
Used after be, get or feel, and also before a noun like driver.
be, get या feel के बाद, और driver जैसे noun से पहले भी।
- He felt drunk.
A formal word for drunk, used in law and medicine.
कानून और चिकित्सा में प्रयुक्त 'drunk' का औपचारिक शब्द।
- The patient was intoxicated.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Drunken is used before a noun ('a drunken man'), while drunk usually comes after a verb ('He was drunk').
Drunken noun से पहले आता है ('a drunken man'), जबकि drunk प्रायः verb के बाद ('He was drunk')।