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easily

/ˈiːzəli/adverb

उच्चारण ईज़ली

आसानी से, सरलता से

Basic word

adverb
  1. 1

    without problems or difficulty

    आसानी से, सरलता से

    • Radhika solved the puzzle easily.
    • The station is easily reached by bus.
    • He passed the test easily.
    + 2 more examples
    • These stains come out easily with soap and water.
    • The gate opens easily if you lift it slightly.

    Synonyms effortlessly comfortably readily smoothly

    Opposite with difficulty

  2. 2

    used to emphasize that something is very likely or certainly true

    निःसंदेह, बेशक, निश्चित रूप से

    • It is easily the best restaurant in the town.
    • This could easily be his last match.
    • This is easily the longest river in the state.
    + 2 more examples
    • The match could easily have gone either way.
    • It will easily take two hours to get there.

    Synonyms undoubtedly definitely by far

  3. 3

    more quickly or more often than is usual

    जल्दी (से), बात-बात पर

    • He gets angry easily.
    • Glass breaks easily.
    • Babies catch colds easily.
    + 2 more examples
    • Prices of vegetables rise easily during the monsoon.
    • She cries easily at sad films.

    Synonyms readily quickly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

verb + easily

Easily follows the verb or the object to show something is done without difficulty.

'Easily' क्रिया या कर्म के बाद आकर बताता है कि काम बिना कठिनाई के हुआ।

  • Radhika solved the puzzle easily.
  • He passed the test easily.

can / could + easily

With can, could, may or might, easily stresses that something is very possible or likely.

Can, could, may या might के साथ 'easily' बताता है कि कोई बात बहुत संभव या प्रबल है।

  • The rain could easily last all night.
  • This mistake could easily cost you the job.

easily + comparative / superlative

Easily is used before a comparative or superlative to emphasise it, meaning clearly or by far.

'Easily' तुलनात्मक या उत्कृष्टतावाची रूप से पहले आकर उस पर बल देता है; अर्थ 'स्पष्ट रूप से' या 'कहीं अधिक'।

  • She is easily the best singer in the school.
  • It is easily the oldest temple in the town.

easily + past participle

Before a past participle it shows that something happens without effort, as in easily broken.

Past participle से पहले यह बताता है कि कोई चीज़ बिना प्रयास के होती है, जैसे easily broken।

  • Glass is easily broken.
  • The old paper was easily torn.
+Collocations 4

verb + easily

winpasslearnunderstandforgetafford

  • Children learn languages easily when they hear them daily.

easily + adjective

availableaccessibleaffecteddistracteddigestedidentified

  • The medicine is easily available in every town.

modal + easily

cancouldmaymightwill

  • A small spark could easily start a fire in dry grass.

adverb phrase

quite easilyvery easilyall too easilynot so easilyfar from easily

  • She gave up all too easily when the problem got hard.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika can easily finish the paper in two hours.

राधिका दो घंटे में आसानी से पर्चा पूरा कर सकती है।

  • The team won the match easily.

टीम ने मैच आसानी से जीत लिया।

  • He is easily the tallest boy in the class.

वह निःसंदेह कक्षा का सबसे लंबा लड़का है।

  • The report could easily have been mistaken for a forged document.

उस रिपोर्ट को आसानी से जाली दस्तावेज़ समझा जा सकता था।

  • Cotton clothes absorb sweat easily, so they suit the summer.

सूती कपड़े पसीना आसानी से सोख लेते हैं, इसलिए वे गर्मी के अनुकूल हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The questions were easy answered by all the students.

✓ The questions were easily answered by all the students.

An adverb is needed to modify the verb answered.

Verb 'answered' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए, adjective नहीं।

✗ She is the easily best player in the team.

✓ She is easily the best player in the team.

Easily comes before the article when it emphasises a superlative.

Superlative पर बल देने के लिए 'easily' article से पहले आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adverbs all mean without difficulty, but each is used in a different way.

ये सभी adverbs बिना कठिनाई के अर्थ में हैं, पर प्रत्येक का प्रयोग भिन्न है।

easily

Without difficulty; also used to stress possibility or to emphasise a superlative.

बिना कठिनाई के; साथ ही संभावना या उत्कृष्टतावाची रूप पर बल देने के लिए।

  • She easily won the race.

readily

Willingly and without delay, stressing readiness rather than lack of difficulty.

इच्छापूर्वक और बिना देरी के, जिसमें कठिनाई की कमी से अधिक तत्परता पर बल है।

  • He readily agreed to help.

effortlessly

With no visible effort at all, as if without trying.

बिना किसी दिखाई देने वाले प्रयास के, मानो प्रयास किया ही न हो।

  • The skater glided effortlessly across the ice.
◇Word family
easy adjectiveease noun