incidentally
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentli/adverb
उच्चारण इन्सिडेन्ट्ली
वैसे, प्रसंगवश
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used to introduce a new topic, or some extra information, or a question that you have just thought of
वैसे, प्रसंगवश
- Incidentally, have you paid the exam fee?
- Incidentally, Radhika also won the district prize for poetry last year.
- Incidentally, the meeting has been moved to Thursday.
+ 2 more examples
- We are going to Jaipur next week; incidentally, do you know a good hotel there?
- The paper was easy. Incidentally, did anyone finish the last question?
Synonyms by the way by the by in passing parenthetically
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in a way that was not planned but that is connected with something else
संयोग से
- The plant was incidentally found to cure fever.
- The explorer incidentally discovered a hidden cave while looking for water.
- The scientists incidentally found a new species while mapping the river.
+ 2 more examples
- He incidentally overheard their plans while waiting at the station.
- The tool was incidentally invented while the workers were repairing a bridge.
Synonyms accidentally by chance casually coincidentally
Opposite deliberately intentionally
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
Incidentally, + sentence
At the start of a sentence, incidentally adds a new or loosely related point; a comma follows it.
वाक्य के आरंभ में 'incidentally' नया या ढीले ढंग से जुड़ा मुद्दा जोड़ता है; इसके बाद comma लगता है।
- Incidentally, have you seen Radhika's new book?
- Incidentally, the library closes early today.
sentence, incidentally,
In the middle or at the end, it makes the remark sound casual.
बीच में या अंत में यह कथन को सहज और आकस्मिक बना देता है।
- The meeting, incidentally, is on Friday.
- I met her at the station, incidentally.
incidentally = by chance
Less often, it means in a way that was not planned but connected.
कम बार इसका अर्थ है अनियोजित पर संबंधित रूप से।
- Incidentally, the experiment also showed a new effect.
incidental (adjective)
The adjective incidental describes something minor that happens along with something more important.
Adjective 'incidental' ऐसी छोटी बात का वर्णन करता है जो किसी अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण बात के साथ होती है।
- Travel is an incidental expense of the job.
by the way vs incidentally
Incidentally is more formal than by the way.
'Incidentally' 'by the way' से अधिक औपचारिक है।
- By the way, call me later.
- Incidentally, I should mention the new rules.
+Collocations 5
incidentally + comma
Incidentally,But incidentally,And incidentally,Oh, incidentally,
- Oh, incidentally, the exam date has changed.
verb + incidentally
mentionaddnotesayobserve
- I mention it incidentally, not as a complaint.
incidentally + learn
learndiscoverfindnotice
- He discovered the shortcut incidentally.
incidentally + adverb pair
quite incidentallyonly incidentallymerely incidentallyvery incidentally
- The topic came up only incidentally in the meeting.
incidental + noun
expensedamagedetailremarkmusic
- The incidental costs added up to a lot.
“More examples 5
- Incidentally, the Principal asked about you yesterday.
वैसे, प्रधानाचार्य ने कल आपके बारे में पूछा था।
- The book, incidentally, was written by a schoolteacher.
वैसे, यह पुस्तक एक स्कूल-शिक्षक ने लिखी थी।
- I only learnt about the scholarship incidentally, from a friend.
मुझे छात्रवृत्ति के बारे में संयोग से एक मित्र से पता चला।
- Incidentally, tomorrow is a holiday for Eid.
वैसे, कल ईद की छुट्टी है।
- She mentioned the delay quite incidentally.
उसने देरी का ज़िक्र बहुत सहजता से किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Incidentally I went to the market yesterday.
✓ Incidentally, I went to the market yesterday.
The adverb at the start needs a comma after it, and is used for a side remark.
आरंभ के adverb के बाद comma आवश्यक है, और यह किसी अतिरिक्त बात के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
✗ Accidently, I met my teacher on the road.
✓ Accidentally, I met my teacher on the road.
The correct spelling is accidentally, with -ally.
सही वर्तनी 'accidentally' है, जिसमें '-ally' आता है।
✗ I broke the cup incidentally.
✓ I broke the cup accidentally.
Incidentally means by the way; for something done by mistake use accidentally.
'Incidentally' का अर्थ 'वैसे' है; भूल से हुए कार्य के लिए 'accidentally' आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
by the way by the by in passing parenthetically accidentally by chance casually coincidentally
Antonyms
AaSpelling
in·ci·den·tal·ly
With -tal-ly (not 'incidently'); it comes from incidental + -ly.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: in-ci-den-tal-ly, अंत में -tal-ly ('incidently' गलत है); यह incidental + -ly से बना है।
?Which word?
Keep apart incident (an event, especially an unpleasant one), incidence (how often something happens: 'the incidence of malaria') and incidental (happening as a minor part of something: 'incidental expenses').
Incident (घटना, विशेषकर अप्रिय), incidence (कितनी बार कुछ होता है: 'the incidence of malaria') और incidental (किसी चीज़ के छोटे भाग के रूप में होने वाला: 'incidental expenses') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: incidentally is a lexicalized adverb meaning 'by the way'.
प्रयोग में incidentally 'वैसे' के अर्थ वाला स्वतंत्र adverb है।