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refreshed

/rɪˈfreʃt/adjective

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तरोताज़ा

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adjective
  1. 1

    feeling less tired or less hot

    तरोताज़ा

    • I felt refreshed after a short nap.
    • She woke up feeling refreshed after eight hours of sleep.
    • After a swim, I felt completely refreshed.
    + 2 more examples
    • She came back from the holiday refreshed and full of ideas.
    • The students looked refreshed after the short break.

    Synonyms revived invigorated rested rejuvenated energized

    Opposite tired exhausted weary drained

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

feel / look / wake up + refreshed

After 'feel', 'look' or 'wake up', 'refreshed' describes the person's state. It is the -ed form for how someone feels.

'Feel', 'look' या 'wake up' के बाद 'refreshed' व्यक्ति की अवस्था बताता है। व्यक्ति की अनुभूति के लिए -ed रूप आता है।

  • Radhika woke up feeling refreshed after a good sleep.
  • He looked refreshed after the holiday.

refreshed by / after + noun

'By' names the cause and 'after' names the event that made someone feel better.

'By' कारण बताता है और 'after' उस घटना को बताता है जिसने किसी को बेहतर महसूस कराया।

  • The children were refreshed by the cool rain.
  • She felt refreshed after a bath.

refreshed vs refreshing

'Refreshed' describes the person who feels better; 'refreshing' describes the thing that causes it.

'Refreshed' उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जो बेहतर महसूस करे; 'refreshing' उस चीज़ को जो ऐसा करे।

  • I felt refreshed.
  • The lemon drink was refreshing.

come back refreshed

A common way to say someone returned with new energy.

यह कहने का आम तरीक़ा कि कोई नई ऊर्जा के साथ लौटा।

  • He came back from the trek refreshed and ready to study.
+Collocations 4

verb + refreshed

feellookwake upcome backreturnemerge

  • She came back from the hills looking refreshed.

adverb + refreshed

completelymuchtotallywonderfullythoroughly

  • After the nap, he felt completely refreshed.

refreshed + by

by sleepby a walkby the rainby a short break

  • The team was refreshed by a short break.

refreshed + and

rested and refreshedrelaxed and refreshedclean and refreshed

  • The campers returned rested and refreshed.
“More examples 5
  • A cold shower left me feeling refreshed.

ठंडे पानी से नहाने के बाद मैं तरोताज़ा महसूस कर रहा था।

  • The students returned refreshed after the Diwali break.

दीवाली की छुट्टी के बाद विद्यार्थी तरोताज़ा होकर लौटे।

  • She looked refreshed and ready for the interview.

वह तरोताज़ा और साक्षात्कार के लिए तैयार दिख रही थी।

  • I could study better with a refreshed mind.

तरोताज़ा मन से मैं बेहतर पढ़ सकता था।

  • He woke up refreshed on the first day of the trip.

यात्रा के पहले दिन वह तरोताज़ा होकर उठा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ I felt refreshing after a bath.

✓ I felt refreshed after a bath.

To describe how a person feels, use the -ed form.

व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है यह बताने के लिए -ed रूप का प्रयोग होता है।

✗ The cold drink was refreshed.

✓ The cold drink was refreshing.

A thing that causes the feeling takes the -ing form.

भावना पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए -ing रूप आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe feeling better, with different strength.

ये adjectives बेहतर महसूस करने को बताते हैं, तीव्रता में भिन्न।

refreshed

Feeling less tired or less hot.

कम थका या कम गर्म महसूस करता हुआ।

  • I feel refreshed.

rested

Having had enough rest.

पर्याप्त आराम पाया हुआ।

  • She looked rested.

energised

Full of new energy.

नई ऊर्जा से भरा हुआ।

  • He felt energised.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

revived invigorated rested rejuvenated energized

Antonyms

tired exhausted weary drained

?Which word?

Keep the energized words together: refreshed, revived, invigorated, rejuvenated (feeling younger and more energetic), recharged (informal).

ऊर्जा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: refreshed, revived, invigorated, rejuvenated (अधिक युवा और ऊर्जावान महसूस करना), recharged (अनौपचारिक)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: refreshed is a lexicalized adjective describing the person; refreshing describes the cause ('a refreshing drink', 'a refreshing change').

प्रयोग में refreshed स्वतंत्र adjective है जो व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; refreshing कारण का ('a refreshing drink', 'a refreshing change')।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam tip: short breaks keep the mind refreshed during long study hours.

परीक्षा युक्ति: लंबे अध्ययन के दौरान छोटे विराम मन को तरोताज़ा रखते हैं।