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faithfully

/ˈfeɪθfəli/adverb

उच्चारण फ़ेथ्फ़ली

निष्ठापूर्वक, वफ़ादारी से, ईमानदारी से

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a loyal and reliable way

    निष्ठापूर्वक, वफ़ादारी से, ईमानदारी से

    • Radhika has served the school faithfully for twenty years.
    • He faithfully visited his grandmother every Sunday.
    • The dog waited faithfully outside the station each evening.
    + 2 more examples
    • He served the company faithfully for thirty years.
    • She faithfully attended every lecture.

    Synonyms loyally devotedly dependably steadfastly

    Opposite disloyally unfaithfully

  2. 2

    carefully and accurately

    यथावत्, सटीकता से, हूबहू

    • The film faithfully follows the novel.
    • The old temple has been faithfully restored.
    • The translator faithfully reproduced the poem's rhythm.
    + 2 more examples
    • The play faithfully follows the real events.
    • He faithfully copied the old manuscript.

    Synonyms accurately exactly closely precisely

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

verb + faithfully (loyally)

Means in a loyal, steady way: serve, follow or support faithfully.

इसका अर्थ वफ़ादारी और स्थिरता से है: serve, follow या support faithfully।

  • He served the company faithfully for thirty years.
  • She followed her teacher's advice faithfully.

verb + faithfully (accurately)

With verbs like translate, copy, record, it means accurately, without changes.

Translate, copy, record जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ इसका अर्थ बिना बदलाव के सटीक रूप से है।

  • The report faithfully records what he said.
  • The film faithfully follows the novel.

Yours faithfully

In British formal letters, 'Yours faithfully' ends a letter that begins 'Dear Sir/Madam'.

British औपचारिक पत्रों में 'Yours faithfully' उस पत्र के अंत में आता है जो 'Dear Sir/Madam' से शुरू हो।

  • Dear Sir, ... Yours faithfully, R. Sharma.

faithfully + to + noun

Use 'to' for the person or promise: faithfully to the end, faithfully to his word.

व्यक्ति या वादे के लिए 'to' आता है: faithfully to the end, faithfully to his word।

  • He kept faithfully to his promise.
+Collocations 3

verb + faithfully

servefollowobeytranslaterecordreproduce

  • The interpreter translated the speech faithfully.

promise / duty + faithfully

carry outperformfulfilobservekeep

  • He performed his duties faithfully every day.

faithfully + as phrase

to the letterto the endyear after yearevery day

  • She attended the temple faithfully every day.
“More examples 5
  • The dog waited faithfully at the station for its owner.

कुत्ता स्टेशन पर अपने मालिक की वफ़ादारी से प्रतीक्षा करता रहा।

  • The translator rendered the poem faithfully into Hindi.

अनुवादक ने कविता का हिंदी में हूबहू अनुवाद किया।

  • Radhika attended every lecture faithfully throughout the year.

राधिका ने पूरे वर्ष निष्ठापूर्वक हर व्याख्यान में भाग लिया।

  • He promised to repay the loan and did so faithfully.

उसने कर्ज़ चुकाने का वादा किया और ईमानदारी से चुकाया।

  • Please follow the instructions faithfully during the experiment.

प्रयोग के दौरान निर्देशों का ठीक-ठीक पालन करें।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He faithfully followed to the instructions.

✓ He faithfully followed the instructions.

'Follow' is transitive and takes no preposition.

'Follow' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।

✗ She served her master faithful.

✓ She served her master faithfully.

An adverb, not an adjective, is needed after a verb.

Verb के बाद adjective नहीं, adverb चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adverbs show loyalty or accuracy, in slightly different ways.

ये adverbs वफ़ादारी या सटीकता को थोड़े अलग ढंग से बताते हैं।

faithfully

Loyally, or true to the original.

वफ़ादारी से, या मूल के प्रति सच्चे रूप में।

  • He recorded the meeting faithfully.

loyally

With steady support for a person, group or cause.

किसी व्यक्ति, समूह या उद्देश्य के प्रति स्थिर समर्थन के साथ।

  • The fans loyally supported the team.

accurately

Without mistakes; says nothing about loyalty.

बिना गलती के; वफ़ादारी के बारे में कुछ नहीं कहता।

  • The clock shows time accurately.
◇Word family
faithful adjectivefaith noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

loyally devotedly dependably steadfastly accurately exactly closely precisely

Antonyms

disloyally unfaithfully

§Grammar and usage

Usage: in a formal British letter that begins 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam', end with 'Yours faithfully'.

Usage में 'Dear Sir' या 'Dear Madam' से शुरू होने वाले औपचारिक British पत्र का अंत 'Yours faithfully' से करें।