restless
/ˈrestləs/adjective
उच्चारण रेस्ट्लस
बेचैन, अशांत, व्याकुल, चंचल
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unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored, anxious or impatient
बेचैन, अशांत, व्याकुल, चंचल
- The children grew restless during the long speech.
- He is restless in his job and wants a change.
- The audience became restless as the speech dragged on.
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- Restless after a week at home, she went for a long walk.
- The horses were restless before the storm.
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(of a period of time) without sleep or rest
(रात) बिना नींद की, करवटें बदलते बीती
- She spent a restless night before the result.
- The baby's fever gave the worried parents a restless night.
- I had a restless night thinking about the interview.
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- He had a restless sleep because of the noise from the street.
- After a restless few hours, the patient finally slept.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
feel / be / grow restless
After feel, be or grow, restless describes a person who cannot stay calm or still.
Feel, be या grow के बाद 'restless' ऐसे व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो शांत या स्थिर नहीं रह सकता।
- The children grew restless during the long speech.
- Radhika felt restless before the result.
a restless night / sleep
A restless night is one without proper sleep.
'A restless night' वह रात है जिसमें ठीक से नींद न आए।
- He had a restless night before the interview.
restless + noun
Restless can describe things such as crowd, energy or spirit, not only people.
'Restless' भीड़, ऊर्जा या आत्मा जैसी चीज़ों का भी वर्णन कर सकता है, केवल लोगों का नहीं।
- The restless crowd waited for the leader.
restless + with / about / for sth
To name the cause of restlessness, use with, about or for before it.
बेचैनी का कारण बताने के लिए उससे पहले with, about या for आता है।
- She was restless with excitement.
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verb + restless
feelbecomegrowseemget
- Students get restless at the end of a long day.
restless + noun
nightsleepcrowdmindspirit
- The heat gave him a restless sleep.
adverb + restless
veryincreasinglya littleslightlyterribly
- The audience became increasingly restless.
restless + physical
pacemovetoss and turnshiftwalk up and down
- He kept pacing the corridor, restless with worry.
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- The restless child could not sit still in the class.
बेचैन बच्चा कक्षा में स्थिर नहीं बैठ पा रहा था।
- Radhika spent a restless night thinking about the interview.
राधिका ने साक्षात्कार के बारे में सोचते हुए एक बेचैन रात बिताई।
- The crowd at the station grew restless when the train was late.
ट्रेन देर से आने पर स्टेशन की भीड़ बेचैन हो गई।
- The sea was restless before the storm.
तूफ़ान से पहले समुद्र अशांत था।
- After retirement, he felt restless without work.
सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद उसे काम के बिना बेचैनी महसूस हुई।
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✗ I am feeling restless since morning.
✓ I have been feeling restless since morning.
Since needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ He was restless of the delay.
✓ He was restless about the delay.
Use about, with or over for the cause, not of.
कारण के लिए about, with या over आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The noise outside gave me a restful night.
✓ The noise outside gave me a restless night.
Restful means peaceful; a night without sleep is restless.
'Restful' का अर्थ शांतिदायक है; बिना नींद की रात 'restless' होती है।
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These words describe unrest, but they differ in whether the cause is nerves, boredom or movement.
ये शब्द बेचैनी बताते हैं, पर कारण घबराहट, ऊब या हलचल में से क्या है, इसमें अंतर है।
Not able to relax or keep still, often from boredom or worry.
आराम न कर पाने या स्थिर न रह पाने वाला, प्रायः ऊब या चिंता से।
- The class grew restless.
Worried about something that may happen.
भविष्य की किसी बात को लेकर चिंतित।
- She was anxious about the result.
Annoyed because you must wait or because something is slow.
प्रतीक्षा करने या देरी के कारण झुंझलाया हुआ।
- He grew impatient in the queue.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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rest·less
With -less (not 'restles'); the noun restlessness.
अंत में -less ('restles' गलत है); noun restlessness।
?Which word?
restless or restful?
Restless means unable to rest, uneasy: 'a restless child', 'a restless night'. Restful means giving rest, calming: 'a restful holiday', 'restful colours'. They are opposites made from the same noun: a restless person needs a restful place.
Restless का अर्थ 'आराम न कर पाने वाला, बेचैन' है: 'a restless child', 'a restless night'। Restful का अर्थ 'आराम देने वाला, शांत करने वाला' है: 'a restful holiday', 'restful colours'। ये एक ही noun से बने विपरीत शब्द हैं: restless व्यक्ति को restful जगह चाहिए।
The restless/restful pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Restless और restful की जोड़ी sentence improvement में आती है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Restless legs, a restless spirit, restless sleep.
Restless legs (बेचैन पैर, जिन्हें हिलाने की इच्छा रहती है), a restless spirit (अशांत मन या स्वभाव) और restless sleep (बेचैनी भरी नींद) में restless का मतलब है शांत न रह पाना।