greatly
/ˈɡreɪtli/adverb
उच्चारण ग्रेट्ली
बहुत अधिक, अत्यधिक, काफ़ी
Core word
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formal
very much
बहुत अधिक, अत्यधिक, काफ़ी
- Your help is greatly appreciated.
- Prices vary greatly from one city to another.
- Radhika's English has greatly improved.
+ 3 more examples
- We were greatly impressed by her speech.
- His health has improved greatly since he started walking every day.
- The two cities differ greatly in climate.
Synonyms very much considerably enormously immensely hugely
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
greatly + verb
Greatly is an adverb of degree that goes with verbs of feeling, change and effect, such as admire, appreciate, improve and reduce.
Greatly degree का adverb है जो admire, appreciate, improve और reduce जैसी भावना, परिवर्तन और प्रभाव की क्रियाओं के साथ आता है।
- I greatly admire her courage.
- His health has greatly improved.
greatly + past participle / adjective
It is often placed before a past participle or an adjective of feeling.
यह प्रायः past participle या भावना वाले adjective से पहले आता है।
- We were greatly relieved by the news.
- The decision was greatly appreciated.
greatly + comparative
It can intensify a comparative, as in 'greatly improved' or 'greatly reduced'.
यह comparative को बल देता है, जैसे 'greatly improved' या 'greatly reduced'।
- Prices have fallen greatly since last year.
greatly vs great (adverb and adjective)
'Great' is an adjective; 'greatly' is the adverb that modifies verbs and participles.
'Great' adjective है; 'greatly' वह adverb है जो verbs और participles को modify करता है।
- The new road has greatly helped the villagers.
+Collocations 4
greatly + verb
admireappreciateenjoyimproveexaggerate
- Everyone greatly appreciated the volunteers' effort.
greatly + reduced/increased
reducedincreasedimprovedenhancedoverrated
- The risk of floods is greatly reduced by the new dam.
greatly + feeling adjective
impressedrelievedsurprisedobligedtroubled
- The principal was greatly impressed by the students' discipline.
not greatly + verb
not greatly changednot greatly affectednot greatly needednot greatly bothered
- The match was not greatly affected by the drizzle.
“More examples 5
- Radhika greatly enjoyed her first trip to the sea.
राधिका को समुद्र की अपनी पहली यात्रा बहुत अच्छी लगी।
- Regular reading will greatly improve your vocabulary.
नियमित पढ़ाई आपकी शब्दावली को बहुत बढ़ाएगी।
- We are greatly obliged to you for your timely help.
आपकी समय पर की गई मदद के लिए हम आपके बहुत आभारी हैं।
- The cost of the project has been greatly exaggerated.
परियोजना की लागत को बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताया गया है।
- Her performance differed greatly from the first round to the last.
पहले दौर से अंतिम दौर तक उसके प्रदर्शन में बहुत अंतर रहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The exam was greatly difficult.
✓ The exam was very difficult.
'Greatly' is not used before an ordinary adjective; use 'very'.
साधारण adjective से पहले 'greatly' नहीं आता; 'very' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Greatly, highly and deeply all intensify, but each goes with a different set of words.
Greatly, highly और deeply तीनों अर्थ को बढ़ाते हैं, पर हर एक अलग शब्दों के साथ आता है।
Intensifies verbs of change, effect and feeling.
परिवर्तन, प्रभाव और भावना की क्रियाओं को बल देता है।
- The change greatly helped us.
Goes with words of praise, quality or recommendation.
प्रशंसा, गुणवत्ता या सिफ़ारिश वाले शब्दों के साथ आता है।
- He is highly respected.
Goes with strong inner feelings such as regret or concern.
पछतावे या चिंता जैसी गहरी आंतरिक भावनाओं के साथ आता है।
- I deeply regret my mistake.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: greatly is used mainly with verbs and past participles, as in greatly improved and greatly appreciated, and not with ordinary adjectives, so say 'very happy', not 'greatly happy'.
Usage में greatly का प्रयोग मुख्यतः verbs और past participles के साथ होता है, जैसे greatly improved और greatly appreciated, सामान्य adjectives के साथ नहीं, इसलिए 'very happy' कहें, 'greatly happy' नहीं।