half-hearted
/ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण हाफ़ हार्टिड
अनमना, बेमन से किया गया, आधे-अधूरे मन से
Core word
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done without enthusiasm or effort
अनमना, बेमन से किया गया, आधे-अधूरे मन से
- He made a half-hearted attempt to clean his room.
- The team's half-hearted effort cost them the match.
- The crowd gave the speaker a half-hearted round of applause.
+ 2 more examples
- I made a half-hearted attempt to learn the guitar.
- Her half-hearted reply showed she was not interested.
Synonyms unenthusiastic lukewarm perfunctory tepid indifferent
Opposite wholehearted enthusiastic committed eager
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
half-hearted (adjective)
Half-hearted describes an attempt or effort done without enthusiasm or real commitment. It is written with a hyphen and used before a noun or after be.
'Half-hearted' ऐसे प्रयास या काम को बताता है जो उत्साह या पूरी लगन के बिना किया गया हो; यह hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- She made a half-hearted attempt to clean the room.
- His apology sounded half-hearted.
half-hearted + noun
It usually goes with nouns such as attempt, effort, smile, apology, protest and support.
यह प्रायः attempt, effort, smile, apology, protest और support जैसी nouns के साथ आता है।
- The team gave a half-hearted performance in the final.
be / feel / sound + half-hearted about
About can show what you lack enthusiasm for: half-hearted about the plan.
'About' से बताया जाता है कि किस विषय में उत्साह कम है।
- He was half-hearted about joining the debating club.
half-heartedly (adverb)
The adverb is half-heartedly. It comes after the verb or object: she clapped half-heartedly.
Adverb रूप 'half-heartedly' है और क्रिया या object के बाद आता है।
- The students cheered half-heartedly when the speech ended.
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half-hearted + noun
attempteffortsmileapologyprotestperformance
- He gave a half-hearted smile at the news.
adverb + half-hearted
rathera bitverysomewhatclearly
- The audience response was rather half-hearted.
verb + half-hearted
soundseemlookfeelremain
- The offer sounded half-hearted.
opposite
wholeheartedenthusiastickeeneager
- She gave wholehearted support, unlike her half-hearted friends.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's half-hearted study plan failed within a week.
राधिका की आधे-अधूरे मन से बनाई पढ़ाई की योजना एक सप्ताह में विफल हो गई।
- The minister's half-hearted denial convinced nobody.
मंत्री के अधूरे मन से किए गए खंडन ने किसी को आश्वस्त नहीं किया।
- A half-hearted effort will never get you a good rank.
आधे-अधूरे प्रयास से कभी अच्छी रैंक नहीं मिलेगी।
- The workers made a half-hearted attempt to repair the road before the monsoon.
मज़दूरों ने मानसून से पहले सड़क की मरम्मत का आधा-अधूरा प्रयास किया।
- He gave a half-hearted nod and went back to his phone.
उसने बेमन से सिर हिलाया और फिर अपने फ़ोन में लग गया।
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✗ She did the work half hearted.
✓ She did the work half-heartedly.
To modify a verb you need the adverb half-heartedly.
क्रिया का वर्णन करने के लिए adverb 'half-heartedly' चाहिए।
✗ He is half-hearted for the plan.
✓ He is half-hearted about the plan.
The preposition used with this adjective is about.
इस adjective के साथ preposition 'about' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe low effort or interest, but the cause differs.
ये शब्द कम प्रयास या रुचि को बताते हैं, पर कारण अलग-अलग होता है।
Lacking real enthusiasm or commitment.
सच्चे उत्साह या प्रतिबद्धता का अभाव।
- It was a half-hearted attempt.
Showing only mild interest or approval, like a lukewarm response.
केवल हल्की रुचि या स्वीकृति दिखाने वाला।
- The crowd gave a lukewarm welcome.
Showing no interest or concern at all.
बिल्कुल रुचि या चिंता न दिखाने वाला।
- Voters were apathetic about the election.