lately
/ˈleɪtli/adverb
उच्चारण लेट्ली
हाल ही में, आजकल, कुछ समय से
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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recently; in the recent past
हाल ही में, आजकल, कुछ समय से
- Have you seen Radhika lately?
- I have been feeling tired lately.
- Lately, prices have gone up sharply.
+ 3 more examples
- I haven't been sleeping well lately.
- Has anything interesting happened lately?
- Lately, more students have been taking up cycling.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
lately + present perfect
Lately refers to a period up to now, so it usually goes with the present perfect or present perfect continuous.
'Lately' अब तक की अवधि बताता है, इसलिए प्रायः present perfect या present perfect continuous के साथ आता है।
- I have not seen Radhika lately.
- He has been working very hard lately.
position: end or beginning of clause
Lately normally comes at the end of a clause; at the beginning it adds emphasis.
'Lately' सामान्यतः clause के अंत में आता है; शुरू में आने पर वह ज़ोर देता है।
- Lately, the trains have been running late.
- Have you heard from your uncle lately?
lately vs late
Late means not on time or after the expected time; lately means recently.
'Late' का अर्थ समय पर न होना है; 'lately' का अर्थ हाल ही में है।
- She came late to school.
- She has been coming late lately.
of late
Of late is a more formal phrase with the same meaning as lately.
'Of late' अधिक औपचारिक वाक्यांश है जिसका अर्थ 'lately' जैसा ही है।
- Prices have risen sharply of late.
not used with simple past for a single event
Do not use lately for a single finished event; use recently or a time word.
किसी एक पूरी हो चुकी घटना के लिए 'lately' नहीं चलता; वहाँ recently या समय बताने वाला शब्द लगाएँ।
- I bought this phone recently.
+Collocations 5
verb + lately
be busyfeel tiredsleep badlystudy hardsee
- I have been sleeping badly lately because of the heat.
question + lately
Have you seen him lately?How have you been lately?Any news lately?
- How have you been lately?
negative + lately
not seennot heardnot metnot callednot been well
- My cousin has not called lately.
until / just + lately
only latelyjust latelyas lately as
- It was only lately that he started to read the newspaper.
weather and prices lately
the weather has changedprices have gone uptraffic has increased
- The weather has changed a lot lately.
“More examples 5
- I have been going to the library every evening lately.
मैं आजकल हर शाम पुस्तकालय जा रहा हूँ।
- Have you noticed any change in your brother lately?
क्या आपने हाल में अपने भाई में कोई बदलाव देखा है?
- Radhika has not been feeling well lately, so she skipped the quiz.
राधिका की तबीयत आजकल ठीक नहीं है, इसलिए उसने प्रश्नोत्तरी छोड़ दी।
- The buses on this route have been very crowded lately.
इस मार्ग की बसें हाल में बहुत भरी रहती हैं।
- Lately, more students are preparing for exams through mobile apps.
हाल के दिनों में अधिक विद्यार्थी मोबाइल app से परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I met him lately at the station.
✓ I met him recently at the station.
Lately is not used with the simple past for one event; recently is correct.
एक घटना के लिए simple past के साथ 'lately' नहीं आता; वहाँ 'recently' सही है।
✗ She comes lately to office.
✓ She comes late to the office.
Late is the adverb meaning not on time; lately means recently.
समय पर न पहुँचने के लिए adverb 'late' है; 'lately' का अर्थ हाल ही में है।
✗ He is ill lately.
✓ He has been ill lately.
Lately needs a perfect tense that connects the past to the present.
'Lately' के साथ वह perfect tense चाहिए जो अतीत को वर्तमान से जोड़े।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Lately, recently and of late all talk about the near past, but they differ in tense and formality.
तीनों निकट अतीत की बात करते हैं, पर tense और औपचारिकता में अंतर है।
A period up to now; used with perfect tenses.
अब तक की अवधि; perfect tenses के साथ प्रयोग।
- I have been busy lately.
A short time ago; works with the simple past as well as perfect tenses.
कुछ समय पहले; simple past और perfect tenses दोनों के साथ चलता है।
- She recently joined the bank.
?Which word?
Do not confuse lately (recently) and late (after the usual or expected time), as in 'She arrived late' (not 'She arrived lately').
Lately (हाल ही में) और late (सामान्य या अपेक्षित समय के बाद, देर से) में भ्रम न करें, जैसे 'She arrived late' सही है ('She arrived lately' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Lately is usually used with the present perfect or present perfect continuous, as in 'I haven't seen him lately', not with the simple past.
Lately का प्रयोग प्रायः present perfect या present perfect continuous के साथ होता है, जैसे 'I haven't seen him lately', simple past के साथ नहीं।