moved
/muːvd/adjective
उच्चारण मूव्ड
भावुक, द्रवित, प्रभावित
Core word
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[not before noun] ~ (by sth) | ~ (to do sth)
having strong feelings, especially of sadness or sympathy, because of something you have seen or heard
भावुक, द्रवित, प्रभावित
- We were deeply moved by her story.
- He was so moved that he could not speak.
- I was deeply moved by the kindness of strangers.
+ 2 more examples
- The audience was visibly moved by the singer's performance.
- She felt moved to tears by the letter.
Synonyms touched affected stirred emotional
Opposite unmoved indifferent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be moved by / at / to + noun
Use 'moved by' for the cause of emotion and 'moved to tears' for strong feeling. 'Moved at' is also possible with news or events.
भावना के कारण के लिए 'moved by' और तीव्र भावना के लिए 'moved to tears' आता है। समाचार या घटना के साथ 'moved at' भी संभव है।
- Everyone was moved by her speech.
- The audience was moved to tears by the song.
feel / seem / look moved
'Moved' is an adjective here, used after be, feel, seem or look. It never comes before a noun in this meaning.
यहाँ 'moved' adjective है और be, feel, seem या look के बाद आता है। इस अर्थ में यह noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- Radhika felt deeply moved when she read the letter.
- He looked moved by the kindness of strangers.
moved (past tense / past participle of move)
It is also the past form of the verb 'move', with senses of changing place, shifting house or making progress.
यह क्रिया 'move' का भूतकाल रूप भी है, जिसके अर्थ स्थान बदलना, घर बदलना या आगे बढ़ना हैं।
- They moved to Pune last year.
- The queue moved slowly.
moved vs touched vs affected
'Moved' and 'touched' both show emotion, but 'touched' is gentler and suggests gratitude. 'Affected' can be neutral or negative.
'Moved' और 'touched' दोनों भावना दर्शाते हैं, पर 'touched' अधिक कोमल है और कृतज्ञता का संकेत देता है। 'Affected' तटस्थ या नकारात्मक हो सकता है।
- I was touched by your gift and moved by your words.
+Collocations 5
adverb + moved
deeplyvisiblygreatlygenuinelyreally
- The teacher was visibly moved by the students' gift.
moved + by
by a storyby kindnessby the sightby the newsby the music
- She was moved by the courage of the young soldier.
moved to + noun
tearspityactionangerlaughter
- The film moved many in the audience to tears.
feel / be + moved
feelbeseemlookget
- He seemed moved when his name was called.
so / too + moved
so movedtoo movedvery movedquite moved
- I was too moved to speak.
“More examples 5
- The whole class was moved when the old teacher said goodbye.
जब पुराने शिक्षक ने विदा ली, तो पूरी कक्षा भावुक हो उठी।
- Radhika was moved to tears by her mother's sacrifice.
राधिका अपनी माँ के त्याग से द्रवित होकर रो पड़ी।
- The judge was moved by the poor boy's honesty.
न्यायाधीश गरीब लड़के की ईमानदारी से प्रभावित हुए।
- We were deeply moved by the villagers' generosity after the flood.
बाढ़ के बाद ग्रामीणों की उदारता से हम गहरे रूप से द्रवित हुए।
- I could not speak; I was too moved.
मैं कुछ बोल नहीं सका; मैं बहुत भावुक हो गया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I was very much moved from her story.
✓ I was very much moved by her story.
The cause of emotion after passive 'moved' is introduced with 'by'.
Passive 'moved' के बाद भावना का कारण 'by' से जुड़ता है।
✗ The news moved to tears all the people.
✓ The news moved all the people to tears.
The object 'all the people' must come right after the verb, before 'to tears'.
Object 'all the people' क्रिया के तुरंत बाद आना चाहिए, 'to tears' से पहले।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse moved and moving: you are moved (you feel the emotion) by something moving (it causes the emotion).
Moved और moving में भ्रम न करें: आप किसी moving (भावुक करने वाली) चीज़ से moved (भावुक) होते हैं।