keenly
/ˈkiːnli/adverb
उच्चारण कीन्ली
उत्सुकता से, गहरी रुचि से
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in a way that shows strong interest or feeling
उत्सुकता से, गहरी रुचि से
- The results were keenly awaited by students.
- Radhika listened keenly to the lecture.
- Students keenly followed the live broadcast of the launch.
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- The new phone was keenly awaited by buyers.
- He watched keenly as the potter shaped the clay.
Synonyms eagerly avidly enthusiastically
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very strongly; deeply
तीव्रता से, गहराई से
- She felt the loss of her friend keenly.
- He was keenly aware of his mistakes.
- The villagers keenly felt the absence of a doctor.
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- She keenly felt the weight of her responsibility as captain.
- He was keenly disappointed at missing the final.
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keenly + verb / participle
Keenly modifies a verb or participle to show strong interest, feeling or competition.
'Keenly' किसी verb या participle को modify करके तीव्र रुचि, भावना या प्रतिस्पर्धा दर्शाता है।
- The students listened keenly to the lecture.
- The final was keenly contested by both teams.
keenly aware / keenly interested
Before an adjective, keenly means very much, and it is common with aware, interested and felt.
Adjective से पहले 'keenly' का अर्थ 'बहुत अधिक' है और यह aware, interested तथा felt के साथ आम है।
- Radhika was keenly aware of her mistake.
- He is keenly interested in astronomy.
keenly felt / keenly awaited
A loss, absence or result can be keenly felt or keenly awaited, which is a formal and written pattern.
कोई हानि, अनुपस्थिति या परिणाम 'keenly felt' या 'keenly awaited' हो सकता है, जो एक औपचारिक और लिखित pattern है।
- Her absence was keenly felt in the class.
- The exam result is keenly awaited.
keen (adjective) vs keenly (adverb)
Keen is the adjective and keenly the adverb; be keen on and be keen to are the adjective patterns.
'Keen' adjective है और 'keenly' adverb; 'be keen on' और 'be keen to' adjective के pattern हैं।
- He is keen on cricket.
- She is keen to learn French.
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verb + keenly
watchlistenfeelfollowobserve
- The whole village followed the election results keenly.
keenly + adjective / participle
awareinterestedcontestedawaitedfelt
- The match was keenly contested till the last ball.
keenly + anticipated / felt
anticipatedlooked forward tosought after
- The film was keenly anticipated by fans.
adverb pair
very keenlymost keenlyso keenlyparticularly keenly
- The loss was felt most keenly by his parents.
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- The children watched the magician keenly.
बच्चों ने जादूगर को बड़ी उत्सुकता से देखा।
- The two candidates keenly contested the seat.
दोनों उम्मीदवारों ने उस सीट के लिए कड़ा मुक़ाबला किया।
- The shortage of water is keenly felt in summer.
गर्मियों में पानी की कमी तीव्रता से महसूस की जाती है।
- Radhika keenly followed the news of the SSC notification.
राधिका ने SSC की अधिसूचना की खबरों को बड़ी रुचि से देखा।
- The principal was keenly interested in the library project.
प्राचार्य पुस्तकालय की परियोजना में गहरी रुचि रखते थे।
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✗ The election was keen contested.
✓ The election was keenly contested.
An adverb is needed to modify the participle contested, so use keenly.
Participle 'contested' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए, इसलिए 'keenly' लिखें।
✗ He listened keen to the speaker.
✓ He listened keenly to the speaker.
Keen is an adjective; the verb listened needs the adverb keenly.
'Keen' adjective है; क्रिया 'listened' के लिए adverb 'keenly' चाहिए।
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: keenly often appears in set phrases such as keenly awaited, keenly aware and keenly contested.
Usage में keenly प्रायः keenly awaited, keenly aware और keenly contested जैसे निश्चित phrases में आता है।