impossibly
/ɪmˈpɒsəbli/adverb
उच्चारण इम्पॉसब्ली
बेहद, अविश्वसनीय रूप से, हद से ज़्यादा
Core word
- 1
extremely; to a degree that is hard to believe or deal with
बेहद, अविश्वसनीय रूप से, हद से ज़्यादा
- The rules were impossibly complicated.
- Radhika looked impossibly calm before her interview.
- The mountain roads were impossibly narrow.
+ 3 more examples
- The queue at the station was impossibly long.
- The exam paper seemed impossibly difficult at first glance.
- Mumbai traffic can be impossibly slow on rainy evenings.
Synonyms incredibly unbelievably extremely
- 2
in a way that cannot happen or be done
असंभव रूप से
- The ball seemed to curve impossibly into the net.
- The mountain looked impossibly steep from the base camp, but the guides were confident.
- The acrobat bent impossibly backwards while the crowd gasped.
+ 2 more examples
- The answer, impossibly, appeared in the box before anyone had typed it.
- The tiny kitten balanced impossibly on the narrow window ledge.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
impossibly + adjective (degree)
Placed before an adjective it means 'so much that it is hard to believe or deal with': impossibly high, impossibly difficult.
Adjective से पहले इसका अर्थ है 'इतना अधिक कि विश्वास या सामना करना कठिन': impossibly high।
- The questions were impossibly difficult.
- The price of tomatoes rose impossibly high.
impossibly + verb (manner)
With a verb it describes something done in a way that seems not to follow nature.
Verb के साथ यह ऐसे कार्य का वर्णन करता है जो प्रकृति के विरुद्ध लगे।
- The acrobat balanced impossibly on one finger.
impossibly vs impossible
Impossibly is an adverb; impossible is an adjective. 'An impossibly hard puzzle' is correct; 'an impossible hard puzzle' is not.
Impossibly adverb है; impossible adjective है। 'An impossibly hard puzzle' सही है; 'an impossible hard puzzle' नहीं।
- It was an impossibly crowded train.
impossibly + comparative or adverb
It can also modify another adverb: The clock ticked impossibly slowly.
यह दूसरे adverb को भी modify कर सकता है: The clock ticked impossibly slowly.
- The time passed impossibly slowly during the exam.
impossibly as a sentence adverb
At the start of a sentence it comments on the whole statement: 'Impossibly, the train arrived on time.' It is literary.
वाक्य के आरंभ में यह पूरे कथन पर टिप्पणी करता है: 'Impossibly, the train arrived on time.' यह साहित्यिक प्रयोग है।
- Impossibly, the old scooter started on the first kick.
+Collocations 5
impossibly + adjective
highdifficulttightsmallcomplicatedheavy
- The deadline was impossibly tight.
impossibly + adjective (positive)
beautifulhandsomeyoungrichkind
- The actress looked impossibly young for her age.
impossibly + adverb
slowlyquicklyloudlycarefullyfar
- The bus crawled impossibly slowly up the hill.
verb + impossibly
balancestretchclimbfloatcurve
- The kite hung impossibly still in the air.
impossibly + past participle
crowdedpackedtangledmuddledstacked
- The shelves were impossibly stacked with files.
“More examples 5
- The rent in the city is impossibly high for new graduates.
शहर में किराया नए स्नातकों के लिए बहुत अधिक है।
- Radhika found the last question impossibly hard.
राधिका को अंतिम प्रश्न अत्यंत कठिन लगा।
- The streets were impossibly narrow for the fire engine.
गलियाँ दमकल के लिए बहुत ही संकरी थीं।
- The lawyer looked impossibly calm in the middle of the storm.
वकील तूफ़ान के बीच भी अविश्वसनीय रूप से शांत दिख रहा था।
- She woke up impossibly early to catch the first train.
वह पहली ट्रेन पकड़ने के लिए बहुत ही सवेरे उठ गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The problem is impossibly to solve.
✓ The problem is impossible to solve.
After 'is' you need the adjective impossible, not the adverb.
'Is' के बाद adjective 'impossible' चाहिए, adverb नहीं।
✗ It was an impossible difficult exam.
✓ It was an impossibly difficult exam.
To modify an adjective, use the adverb impossibly.
Adjective को modify करने के लिए adverb 'impossibly' आता है।