homesick
/ˈhəʊmsɪk/adjective
उच्चारण होम्सिक
घर की याद में व्याकुल
Core word
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sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends
घर की याद में व्याकुल
- She felt homesick in the hostel.
- Rohan felt homesick during his first week in Kota.
- The new student felt homesick for the food his mother cooked.
+ 2 more examples
- I was so homesick that I called my parents every evening.
- Even the cheerful boys grew homesick during the long winter term.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
homesick (adjective)
Homesick means sad because you are away from home and miss your family and friends.
'Homesick' का अर्थ घर से दूर होने और परिवार तथा मित्रों की याद आने से उदास होना है।
- Radhika felt homesick in her first week at college.
- The new boy was homesick.
homesick for + place / person
For names what or whom you miss.
'For' बताता है कि आपको किसकी याद आती है।
- She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
- He felt homesick for the hills.
get / feel / be homesick
These linking verbs take homesick as a complement.
ये linking verbs 'homesick' को complement के रूप में लेते हैं।
- Many students get homesick in hostels.
homesickness (noun)
Homesickness is the uncountable noun for the feeling.
'Homesickness' इस भाव के लिए uncountable noun है।
- Homesickness faded after a month.
homesick vs nostalgic
Homesick is longing for where you live now or lived recently; nostalgic is a gentle longing for the past.
'Homesick' अपने घर की याद है; 'nostalgic' बीते समय के लिए कोमल लालसा है।
- He felt homesick in Delhi and nostalgic about his school days.
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adverb + homesick
terriblyverya littledesperatelyslightly
- The young recruit felt terribly homesick.
verb + homesick
feelgetbecomebemake sb
- The festival season made her homesick.
homesick + for
for homefor familyfor the villagefor old friends
- He was homesick for the village fair.
remedy for homesickness
phone homemake friendskeep busydecorate the room
- Calling home helped her cope with homesickness.
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- Arjun felt homesick during Diwali because he could not travel home.
दीवाली पर अर्जुन को घर की याद आई क्योंकि वह घर नहीं जा सका।
- Letters from her family cured Radhika's homesickness.
परिवार के पत्रों ने राधिका की घर की याद का इलाज कर दिया।
- The soldier was homesick for the monsoon in his village.
सैनिक को अपने गाँव की बरसात की याद सताती थी।
- Many students who move to Kota or Delhi feel homesick.
कोटा या दिल्ली जाने वाले कई विद्यार्थियों को घर की याद आती है।
- She was too homesick to eat.
उसे घर की इतनी याद आ रही थी कि वह खा नहीं पाई।
- A photograph of his family made him homesick.
परिवार की एक तस्वीर ने उसे घर की याद दिला दी।
- Hostel food made Radhika more homesick than the cold weather did.
छात्रावास के खाने ने राधिका को ठंड से भी अधिक घर की याद दिलाई।
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✗ She is homesick of her family.
✓ She is homesick for her family.
Homesick takes for, not of.
'Homesick' के बाद 'for' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ He felt homesickness in the hostel.
✓ He felt homesick in the hostel.
Use the adjective homesick after felt, not the noun homesickness.
'Felt' के बाद adjective 'homesick' आता है, noun 'homesickness' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
home·sick
?Which word?
Keep the longing words together: homesick (missing home), nostalgic (thinking happily and sadly about the past), wistful (sadly thinking about something you cannot have), pining (wanting something very much), lovesick (unable to think clearly because of love).
लालसा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: homesick (घर की याद में), nostalgic (अतीत को सुख और दुख से याद करने वाला), wistful (जो न मिल सके उसे उदासी से सोचने वाला), pining (किसी चीज़ को बहुत चाहने वाला), lovesick (प्रेम के कारण स्पष्ट न सोच पाने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: many students preparing for exams in other cities feel homesick; regular calls home help.
प्रयोग में दूसरे शहरों में परीक्षा की तैयारी करने वाले कई छात्र घर की याद में व्याकुल होते हैं; घर पर नियमित फ़ोन मदद करता है।