fidgety
/ˈfɪdʒɪti/adjective
उच्चारण फ़िजिटी
बेचैन, टिककर न बैठ पाने वाला
Core word
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unable to stay still because you are bored, nervous or impatient
बेचैन, टिककर न बैठ पाने वाला
- The students grew fidgety towards the end of the long lecture.
- He is always fidgety before an interview.
- The fidgety child kept tapping the desk.
+ 2 more examples
- Passengers got fidgety when the train stopped in the middle of nowhere.
- I feel fidgety whenever I wait for exam results.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel fidgety
Fidgety describes a person who cannot stay still. It follows be, feel, get or become.
'Fidgety' उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जो शांत नहीं बैठ पाता; यह be, feel, get या become के बाद आता है।
- The students were fidgety before the result.
- I feel fidgety when I wait too long.
get fidgety
Get fidgety shows a change into a restless state.
'Get fidgety' स्थिति के बेचैन हो जाने को दिखाता है।
- The children got fidgety during the long drive.
- He gets fidgety if he sits for more than an hour.
fidgety + noun
Before a noun, it describes a restless person or period.
Noun से पहले यह बेचैन व्यक्ति या समय का वर्णन करता है।
- A fidgety child is hard to teach in a quiet room.
- They spent a fidgety hour in the waiting room.
fidgety + about / with
About names the thing that causes the restlessness.
बेचैनी के कारण को 'about' से बताया जाता है।
- She is fidgety about the interview tomorrow.
- He was fidgety with excitement.
+Collocations 6
verb + fidgety
feelgetlookbebecomegrow
- The crowd grew fidgety as the minister arrived late.
adverb + fidgety
verya bitratherslightlyincreasingly
- The class was increasingly fidgety by the last period.
fidgety + noun
childpatientaudiencestudentmoodhands
- The audience was fidgety during the long speech.
fidgety + about
the resultthe examthe journeythe meeting
- He was fidgety about the exam result.
fidgety + with
hungerboredomexcitementnerves
- Radhika was fidgety with nerves before her turn.
fidgety + synonym
restlessjumpyuneasyedgy
- A restless or jumpy audience is the same as a fidgety one.
“More examples 7
- The toddler got fidgety after an hour in the train.
एक घंटे रेल में बैठने के बाद नन्हा बच्चा बेचैन हो गया।
- Radhika was fidgety as she waited for the interview call.
साक्षात्कार की पुकार का इंतज़ार करते समय राधिका बेचैन थी।
- A fidgety class makes it difficult for the teacher to explain.
बेचैन कक्षा में अध्यापक के लिए समझाना कठिन होता है।
- The patient looked fidgety and kept checking the clock.
मरीज़ बेचैन दिख रहा था और बार-बार घड़ी देख रहा था।
- Long meetings make my father fidgety.
लंबी बैठकें मेरे पिता को बेचैन कर देती हैं।
- The puppy was fidgety and would not stay in one place.
पिल्ला चंचल था और एक जगह टिकता नहीं था।
- The fidgety passengers kept looking at the departure board.
बेचैन यात्री बार-बार प्रस्थान-पट्ट की ओर देख रहे थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is fidgety to wait.
✓ He is fidgety about waiting.
Use about + -ing, not a to-infinitive, to show the cause.
कारण बताने के लिए 'about + -ing' आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ He is feeling fidgety since morning.
✓ He has been feeling fidgety since morning.
Since needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।