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internally

/ɪnˈtɜːnəli/adverb

उच्चारण इन्टर्नली

शरीर के अंदर, आंतरिक रूप से

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    inside the body

    शरीर के अंदर, आंतरिक रूप से

    • He was bleeding internally after the accident.
    • This medicine is not to be taken internally.
    • The poison acts internally, so the symptoms may not show for hours.
    + 2 more examples
    • She was injured internally in the fall.
    • This lotion should never be taken internally.

    Opposite externally

  2. 2

    within an organisation, a country or a group, rather than outside it

    संस्था के भीतर, आंतरिक रूप से

    • The post will be filled internally.
    • The matter was discussed internally before the announcement.
    • Staff were told the news internally before it reached the press.
    + 2 more examples
    • Internally, the party is divided about its leader.
    • The vacancy was advertised internally first.

    Opposite externally

  3. 3

    within your mind; not shown to other people

    मन ही मन, भीतर से

    • She stayed calm outwardly but was panicking internally.
    • Internally, he was delighted though his face showed nothing.
    • Internally, I was furious, but I smiled politely.
    + 2 more examples
    • He laughed along with them while feeling terrified internally.
    • Radhika looked calm, but internally she was counting the minutes.

    Synonyms inwardly

    Opposite outwardly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

internally (inside the body)

In medicine it means inside the body; it is used for injuries, bleeding and medicines.

चिकित्सा में इसका अर्थ शरीर के अंदर है; चोट, रक्तस्राव और दवाओं के लिए आता है।

  • The patient was bleeding internally.
  • This oil is not to be taken internally.

internally (within an organisation)

It means within a group rather than outside it, and often goes with hire, promote or discuss.

इसका अर्थ संस्था के भीतर है, बाहर नहीं; यह प्रायः hire, promote या discuss के साथ आता है।

  • The post was filled internally.
  • The matter was resolved internally.

internally + adjective / participle

It modifies words to show the inner side: internally consistent, internally displaced.

यह शब्दों को modify कर आंतरिक पक्ष दिखाता है: internally consistent, internally displaced।

  • Millions were internally displaced by the floods.

internally vs externally

Internally is inside; externally is outside the body, group or country.

Internally भीतर और externally बाहर के लिए है।

  • The medicine is for external use, not to be taken internally.

internally vs inside

Internally is formal; in speech people say inside or within.

'Internally' formal है; बोलचाल में inside या within कहते हैं।

  • The problem was dealt with within the office, that is, internally.
+Collocations 4

verb + internally

bleedhirepromotediscussresolve

  • The company promoted two officers internally.

internally + participle

displacedgeneratedconsistentfundeddriven

  • The report was internally consistent.

adverb phrase

both internally and externallyinternally and externallytaken internally

  • The firm changed both internally and externally.

handle / settle + internally

handlesettleinvestigatereviewrecord

  • The school handled the complaint internally.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika's grandfather was bleeding internally after the fall.

गिरने के बाद राधिका के दादाजी के शरीर के भीतर रक्तस्राव हो रहा था।

  • The department chose to settle the matter internally.

विभाग ने मामले को आंतरिक रूप से निपटाने का निर्णय लिया।

  • The vacancy was advertised only internally.

रिक्ति का विज्ञापन केवल संस्था के भीतर दिया गया।

  • Thousands of families were internally displaced by the conflict.

संघर्ष के कारण हज़ारों परिवार देश के भीतर ही विस्थापित हुए।

  • She was calm outside but trembling internally.

वह बाहर से शांत थी पर भीतर से काँप रही थी।

  • The company reorganised itself internally before the merger.

विलय से पहले कंपनी ने अपना आंतरिक पुनर्गठन किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The medicine should be used internal.

✓ The medicine should be used internally.

A verb takes an adverb, not an adjective.

Verb के साथ adverb आता है, adjective नहीं।

✗ The post was filled by internal.

✓ The post was filled internally.

The adverb internally describes how the post was filled; internal is only an adjective.

पद कैसे भरा गया, यह adverb 'internally' बताता है; 'internal' केवल adjective है।

◇Word family
internal adjective