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madly

/ˈmædli/adverb

उच्चारण मैड्ली

पागलों की तरह, बेतहाशा

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a way that shows a lack of control

    पागलों की तरह, बेतहाशा

    • The fans waved madly as the team arrived.
    • She rushed around madly trying to finish the work.
    • The crowd cheered madly when the last wicket fell.
    + 2 more examples
    • The children ran madly around the garden.
    • He worked madly all night to finish the project.

    Synonyms wildly frantically furiously

    Opposite calmly

  2. 2

    informal

    extremely; very much

    बेहद, बहुत अधिक

    • He is madly in love with her.
    • The show was not madly exciting.
    • She is madly in love with a boy from her college.
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    • They were madly happy on their wedding day.
    • The film is not madly interesting, but it is worth seeing.

    Synonyms extremely intensely passionately

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

madly + adjective (degree)

Madly in front of adjectives such as in love, jealous or excited means extremely; it is informal and strong.

'In love', 'jealous' या 'excited' जैसे adjectives से पहले 'madly' का अर्थ अत्यधिक है; यह अनौपचारिक और प्रबल प्रयोग है।

  • Radhika is madly in love with cricket.
  • He was madly jealous of his friend's success.

verb + madly (manner)

After a verb, madly describes an action done wildly and without control.

क्रिया के बाद 'madly' बताता है कि काम बेकाबू और जंगली ढंग से हुआ।

  • The crowd cheered madly when India won.
  • She searched madly for her admit card.

madly vs mad (adjective)

Mad is an adjective and madly is an adverb; use madly to modify a verb or an adjective, not a noun.

'Mad' adjective है और 'madly' adverb; 'madly' का प्रयोग क्रिया या adjective को बताने के लिए करें, संज्ञा के लिए नहीं।

  • The dog barked madly at the stranger.
  • The mad dog barked at the stranger.

madly in love / madly in love with

Madly in love with is a fixed and very common phrase; the preposition after love is always with.

'Madly in love with' एक स्थिर और बहुत प्रचलित phrase है; love के बाद preposition हमेशा 'with' आता है।

  • Imran is madly in love with the hills of Uttarakhand.
+Collocations 5

madly + adjective

in lovejealousexcitedhappybusykeen

  • The children were madly excited about the Diwali holidays.

verb + madly

runlaughwavesearchrushcheer

  • The fans waved madly as the bus passed.

madly + adverb phrase

madly in lovemadly aroundmadly aboutmadly for

  • He ran madly around the field to find his lost ball.

be + madly + verb-ing

be madly typingbe madly writingbe madly studyingbe madly pedalling

  • Students were madly writing in the last five minutes of the paper.

madly + past participle

madly overworkedmadly cheeredmadly applauded

  • The madly applauded singer bowed to the audience.
“More examples 6
  • The two friends were madly in love with the idea of starting a business.

दोनों मित्र व्यवसाय शुरू करने के विचार पर मोहित थे।

  • The monsoon rain beat madly on the tin roof.

मानसून की बारिश टिन की छत पर बेतहाशा बरस रही थी।

  • She pedalled madly to reach the station before the train left.

ट्रेन छूटने से पहले स्टेशन पहुँचने के लिए उसने बेतहाशा साइकिल चलाई।

  • The shopkeeper was madly busy during the wedding season.

शादी के मौसम में दुकानदार अत्यधिक व्यस्त था।

  • Children ran madly around the maidan after the school bell rang.

स्कूल की घंटी बजने के बाद बच्चे मैदान में इधर-उधर बेतहाशा दौड़ने लगे।

  • The whole family was madly happy when the visa arrived.

वीज़ा आने पर पूरा परिवार अत्यधिक प्रसन्न हो गया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She is very madly in love with him.

✓ She is madly in love with him.

Madly is already strong; do not add very before it.

'Madly' पहले से प्रबल है; उसके पहले 'very' न जोड़ें।

✗ He is madly in love of music.

✓ He is madly in love with music.

Fall or be in love takes with, not of.

'In love' के बाद 'with' आता है, 'of' नहीं।

◇Word family
mad adjectivemadness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: madly in love is a very common fixed collocation.

Usage में madly in love एक बहुत आम fixed collocation है।