hectic
/ˈhektɪk/adjective
उच्चारण हेक्टिक
व्यस्त, भाग-दौड़ भरा
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very busy; full of activity
व्यस्त, भाग-दौड़ भरा
- a hectic schedule
- Radhika had a hectic week of exams, interviews and family functions.
- We had a hectic morning getting the children ready for school.
+ 2 more examples
- The shopkeeper has a hectic schedule during the festival season.
- After a hectic day at the office, he went straight to bed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hectic + noun
Hectic goes before a noun to describe a period, schedule or place that is full of rushed activity.
'Hectic' noun से पहले आकर ऐसे समय, कार्यक्रम या स्थान को बताता है जो भागदौड़ से भरा हो।
- Radhika has a hectic schedule during the exam season.
- It was a hectic week at the bank.
be + hectic
It can also follow be or other linking verbs.
यह be या अन्य linking verbs के बाद भी आ सकता है।
- The railway station is hectic before Diwali.
- Mornings are always hectic in our house.
hectic + time / day / week
Hectic is often used with periods of time.
'Hectic' प्रायः समय की अवधियों के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है।
- After a hectic day, he went straight to sleep.
get / become hectic
Use get or become to describe a situation turning busy and rushed.
किसी स्थिति के व्यस्त और भागदौड़ भरी बनने के लिए get या become का प्रयोग होता है।
- Things get hectic when the results are announced.
hectic + pace / lifestyle
With pace or lifestyle, hectic suggests life moving too fast to enjoy.
Pace या lifestyle के साथ 'hectic' संकेत देता है कि जीवन इतनी तेज़ चल रहा है कि उसका आनंद नहीं लिया जा सकता।
- The hectic pace of city life tires many people.
+Collocations 5
hectic + noun
scheduledayweekpacelifestyle
- His hectic schedule leaves no time for hobbies.
adverb + hectic
veryincrediblyextremelya bitrather
- The first week of college was extremely hectic.
hectic + time period
morningseasonrush hourfestival time
- The market is hectic during the festival season.
verb + hectic
leadhaveenjoysurvive
- She leads a hectic life as a doctor.
after + hectic
a hectic daya hectic weekhectic preparationhectic negotiations
- After hectic preparation, the team won the quiz.
“More examples 5
- The last days before the board exams were hectic for everyone at home.
बोर्ड परीक्षा से पहले के अंतिम दिन घर में सबके लिए भागदौड़ भरे थे।
- Ticket counters were hectic as people rushed home for Holi.
होली पर घर जाने की भीड़ से टिकट काउंटर अफ़रा-तफ़री से भरे थे।
- My uncle's job in the city is hectic but well paid.
शहर में मेरे चाचा की नौकरी व्यस्त है पर वेतन अच्छा है।
- There was a hectic search for the missing files.
गुम फ़ाइलों की भागदौड़ भरी खोज हुई।
- Despite her hectic routine, she reads a book every night.
व्यस्त दिनचर्या के बावजूद वह हर रात एक पुस्तक पढ़ती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I had a very hectic and busy day.
✓ I had a very hectic day.
Hectic already means very busy; adding busy repeats the idea.
'Hectic' का अर्थ पहले से बहुत व्यस्त है; 'busy' जोड़ने से अर्थ दोहराया जाता है।
✗ She is hectic these days.
✓ She is busy these days.
Hectic describes days, schedules and places, not people.
'Hectic' दिनों, कार्यक्रमों और स्थानों का वर्णन करता है, व्यक्तियों का नहीं।
✗ The day was too much hectic.
✓ The day was very hectic.
Too much cannot modify an adjective; use very or extremely.
Adjective से पहले 'too much' नहीं आता; 'very' या 'extremely' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe a lot of activity, but they differ in how rushed it feels.
तीनों बहुत अधिक गतिविधि बताते हैं, पर भागदौड़ की मात्रा में अंतर है।
Full of rushed activity with little time to rest.
आराम के बहुत कम समय के साथ भागदौड़ से भरा।
- We had a hectic morning getting ready.
The general word for having a lot to do.
बहुत काम होने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The doctor is busy with patients.
Wild and uncontrolled, often from fear or worry.
अनियंत्रित और उन्मत्त, प्रायः भय या चिंता के कारण।
- There was a frantic search for the lost child.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
hec·tic
?Which word?
Keep the busy words together: hectic (full of activity), frantic (hurried and disorganized), frenetic (fast and energetic), bustling (full of people moving about: 'a bustling market'), tumultuous (loud and confused).
व्यस्तता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hectic (गतिविधि से भरा), frantic (हड़बड़ी और अव्यवस्था), frenetic (तेज़ और ऊर्जावान), bustling (चहल-पहल भरा: 'a bustling market'), tumultuous (शोरगुल और उथल-पुथल भरा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A hectic day, a hectic schedule, a hectic pace.
Collocations: a hectic day (भागदौड़ भरा दिन), a hectic schedule (अत्यंत व्यस्त कार्यक्रम), a hectic pace (तेज़ और थका देने वाली रफ़्तार)।