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humanely

/hjuːˈmeɪnli/adverb

उच्चारण ह्यूमेन्ली

मानवीय ढंग से, दयापूर्वक

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a kind way that avoids causing unnecessary suffering to people or animals

    मानवीय ढंग से, दयापूर्वक

    • Prisoners must be treated humanely.
    • The stray dogs were caught humanely and taken to a shelter.
    • Farm animals should be raised and slaughtered humanely.
    + 2 more examples
    • The rescue group treats injured birds humanely until they recover.
    • The law says that suspects must be questioned humanely.

    Synonyms kindly compassionately mercifully

    Opposite cruelly brutally inhumanely

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

treat/kill/keep sb humanely

Humanely often comes after a verb of treatment or handling; it means in a way that avoids cruelty and unnecessary pain.

'Humanely' प्रायः व्यवहार या संचालन की क्रिया के बाद आता है; इसका अर्थ है क्रूरता और अनावश्यक पीड़ा से बचते हुए।

  • Prisoners must be treated humanely.
  • Stray dogs should be caught and cared for humanely.

humanely + past participle

It can stand before a past participle in a formal description of how something is done.

यह औपचारिक वर्णन में past participle से पहले आ सकता है, यह बताने के लिए कि कुछ कैसे किया जाता है।

  • The animals are humanely slaughtered under veterinary supervision.
  • The birds were humanely rescued from the oil spill.

as humanely as possible

Use this pattern to say that every effort is made to avoid suffering.

यह pattern बताता है कि पीड़ा से बचने का हरसंभव प्रयास किया गया।

  • The police tried to control the crowd as humanely as possible.
  • We must deal with the problem as humanely as possible.

humanely (sentence adverb)

In a formal sentence it can describe the whole manner of an action, usually in law, policy and news reports.

औपचारिक वाक्य में यह पूरे कार्य के तरीके का वर्णन कर सकता है, प्रायः कानून, नीति और समाचारों में।

  • The law requires that farm animals be housed humanely.
+Collocations 4

verb + humanely

treathandlehousekilldeal with

  • The zoo promised to house the elephants humanely.

humanely + verb/participle

treatedrearedslaughteredrescuedcontrolled

  • The cattle are humanely reared on small farms.

adverb + humanely

moreasverymostfairly

  • Refugees should be treated more humanely at the border.

humanely + noun phrase of context

in prisonin captivityat the shelterduring the raidin custody

  • He was treated humanely in custody.
“More examples 5
  • The rescue team humanely removed the injured monkey from the roof.

बचाव दल ने घायल बंदर को दयापूर्वक छत से उतारा।

  • The government has ordered that the elderly be treated humanely in care homes.

सरकार ने आदेश दिया है कि देखभाल केंद्रों में बुज़ुर्गों के साथ मानवीय व्यवहार किया जाए।

  • Radhika's essay argued that stray animals must be controlled humanely.

राधिका के निबंध में तर्क दिया गया कि आवारा पशुओं को मानवीय तरीके से नियंत्रित किया जाना चाहिए।

  • The fisherman released the turtle humanely after it got caught in the net.

जाल में फँसने के बाद मछुआरे ने कछुए को दयापूर्वक छोड़ दिया।

  • The Constitution expects the State to treat every citizen humanely.

संविधान अपेक्षा करता है कि राज्य हर नागरिक के साथ मानवीय व्यवहार करे।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The prisoners were humanly treated.

✓ The prisoners were treated humanely.

Humanly means by human means or ability; humanely means kindly. Use humanely for treatment.

'Humanly' का अर्थ मानवीय क्षमता से है; 'humanely' का अर्थ दयापूर्वक है। व्यवहार के लिए 'humanely' आता है।

✗ It is not humanely possible to finish all this today.

✓ It is not humanly possible to finish all this today.

To talk about what people are able to do, use humanly, not humanely.

मनुष्य क्या कर सकता है, यह बताने के लिए 'humanly' आता है, 'humanely' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

The two adverbs look alike but have different meanings.

दोनों adverbs एक जैसे दिखते हैं, पर उनके अर्थ अलग हैं।

humanely

In a kind way that avoids cruelty and suffering.

दयापूर्वक, क्रूरता और कष्ट से बचते हुए।

  • The animals were treated humanely.

humanly

In a way that relates to human ability; often used with possible.

मानवीय क्षमता के अनुसार; प्रायः 'possible' के साथ।

  • We did everything humanly possible to save him.
◇Word family
humane adjectivehumanity noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

kindly compassionately mercifully

Antonyms

cruelly brutally inhumanely

?Which word?

Do not confuse humanely (kindly, without causing suffering) and humanly (by human means, as in 'as quickly as humanly possible').

Humanely (दयापूर्वक, बिना कष्ट दिए) और humanly (मानवीय क्षमता से, जैसे 'as quickly as humanly possible') में भ्रमित न हों।