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furious

/ˈfjʊəriəs/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्युअरिअस

बहुत क्रोधित, आगबबूला

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  1. 1

    ~ (with sb) | ~ (at sth/sb) | ~ (that…)

    very angry

    बहुत क्रोधित, आगबबूला

    • She was furious with him for lying.
    • He was furious at the delay.
    • The coach was furious about the careless mistakes.
    + 2 more examples
    • She was furious that nobody had told her about the change.
    • Her father grew furious when he found out about the lie.

    Synonyms enraged livid irate

    Opposite calm pleased delighted

  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    with great energy, speed or anger

    प्रचंड, ज़बरदस्त

    • a furious storm
    • a furious debate
    • A furious wind blew down several trees.
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    • There was a furious argument in the committee room.
    • The crowd made a furious rush for the gates.

    Synonyms violent fierce intense

    Opposite mild gentle

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

furious with sb / at sb / about sth

With or at introduces the person who caused the anger, and about introduces the matter.

'With' या 'at' क्रोध के कारण बने व्यक्ति को जोड़ता है और 'about' उस मामले को।

  • The teacher was furious with the boys for cheating.
  • Radhika was furious about the delay in the results.

furious that + clause / to hear / to find

A that-clause or to-infinitive gives the reason for the anger.

That-clause या to-infinitive क्रोध का कारण बताता है।

  • He was furious that his bag had been opened.
  • She was furious to find her notes missing.

furious + noun (intensity)

Before a noun it means very strong or fast: a furious storm, a furious argument, at a furious pace.

Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ बहुत तीव्र या तेज़ है: a furious storm, a furious argument, at a furious pace।

  • A furious argument broke out in the meeting.
  • The batsman scored runs at a furious pace.

furious is not graded with very much

Because it means very angry, use absolutely or quite, not very.

इसका अर्थ बहुत क्रोधित है, इसलिए 'very' के बजाय absolutely या quite का प्रयोग करें।

  • Her father was absolutely furious.
  • The customer was quite furious about the bill.
+Collocations 4

adverb + furious

absolutelyquitepositivelysimplyclearlyvisibly

  • The coach was visibly furious after the defeat.

furious + noun

rowdebatestormprotestreactionpace

  • The proposal led to a furious debate in Parliament.

verb + furious

begetbecomelooksoundfeel

  • He became furious when he saw the broken window.

furious + with / at / about

with the driverat the delayabout the feeat himself

  • She was furious at herself for forgetting.
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  • The shopkeeper was furious when the child spilt milk on the sweets.

जब बच्चे ने मिठाइयों पर दूध गिरा दिया तो दुकानदार आगबबूला हो गया।

  • Radhika was furious with her brother for reading her diary.

राधिका अपने भाई पर उसकी डायरी पढ़ने के लिए बहुत क्रोधित थी।

  • A furious wind tore the roof off the shed.

प्रचंड हवा ने छप्पर को शेड से उखाड़ दिया।

  • The villagers were furious that the road had not been repaired.

ग्रामीण इस बात पर बहुत क्रोधित थे कि सड़क की मरम्मत नहीं हुई थी।

  • The two leaders had a furious quarrel over the seat-sharing.

सीटों के बँटवारे को लेकर दोनों नेताओं में ज़ोरदार झगड़ा हुआ।

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✗ He was very furious with me.

✓ He was absolutely furious with me.

Furious already means very angry; use absolutely, not very.

'Furious' का अर्थ पहले से बहुत क्रोधित है; 'very' नहीं, 'absolutely' लगाएँ।

✗ She is furious on her sister.

✓ She is furious with her sister.

The correct prepositions are with or at, not on.

सही prepositions 'with' या 'at' हैं, 'on' नहीं।

✗ The boss was furiously when he saw the report.

✓ The boss was furious when he saw the report.

After was, an adjective is needed. Furiously is an adverb.

'Was' के बाद adjective चाहिए। 'Furiously' adverb है।

✗ He shouted at the driver furious.

✓ He shouted at the driver furiously.

To describe how he shouted, an adverb is needed.

चिल्लाने का ढंग बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए।

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Furious, angry and irritated are on a scale from strong to mild.

Furious, angry और irritated तीव्र से हल्के क्रोध की सीढ़ी पर आते हैं।

furious

Extremely angry, near to losing control.

अत्यंत क्रोधित, लगभग नियंत्रण खोने की स्थिति में।

  • The pilot was furious about the delay.

angry

The general word for a strong feeling against someone.

किसी के विरुद्ध तीव्र भाव के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • Mother was angry with me.

irritated

Mildly angry and annoyed, usually by small things.

हल्का क्रोधित और खीझा हुआ, प्रायः छोटी बातों से।

  • He felt irritated by the noise.
◇Word family
fury nounfuriously adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

fur·i·ous

§Grammar and usage

Furious with a person, furious at a thing.

व्यक्ति के लिए furious with और बात के लिए furious at आता है।