sorrowful
/ˈsɒrəʊfl/adjective
उच्चारण सॉरोफ़ल
दुखी, शोकाकुल, उदास
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sorrowful + noun / be sorrowful
Sorrowful is a formal, literary word for deep sadness, used for people, faces, songs and occasions.
'Sorrowful' गहरे दुःख के लिए औपचारिक, साहित्यिक शब्द है, जो व्यक्तियों, चेहरों, गीतों और अवसरों के लिए आता है।
- The sorrowful widow stood quietly at the gate.
- The song was slow and sorrowful.
sorrowful + at / over / about sth
Use at, over or about to name the cause of sadness; for an apology, use sorry instead.
दुःख का कारण बताने के लिए 'at', 'over' या 'about' आता है; क्षमा माँगने के लिए 'sorry' का प्रयोग करें।
- The villagers were sorrowful over the loss of the old temple.
look / feel / seem + sorrowful
After linking verbs, use the adjective sorrowful, not the adverb sorrowfully.
Linking verbs के बाद adjective 'sorrowful' आता है, adverb 'sorrowfully' नहीं।
- She looked sorrowful when the train left the platform.
sorrowfully (adverb)
Use the adverb to describe how an action was done: sorrowfully shook his head.
क्रिया कैसे हुई, यह बताने के लिए adverb आता है: sorrowfully shook his head।
- The old man shook his head sorrowfully.
sorrowful vs sorry
Sorry is for apologies and mild regret; sorrowful is only for deep grief.
'Sorry' क्षमा और हल्के खेद के लिए है; 'sorrowful' केवल गहरे शोक के लिए है।
- I am sorry I am late, but the widow was sorrowful at the funeral.
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sorrowful + noun
faceeyesvoicenewssong
- His sorrowful voice told us what had happened.
adverb + sorrowful
deeplyveryrathertrulyquite
- The whole village was deeply sorrowful after the accident.
sorrowful + occasion
momentfarewelloccasioneventday
- It was a sorrowful farewell at the railway station.
verb + sorrowful
lookfeelseemsoundgrow
- Her mother looked sorrowful after reading the letter.
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- The sorrowful tune of the shehnai echoed through the empty street.
शहनाई की करुण धुन सुनसान गली में गूँजती रही।
- Radhika's sorrowful eyes showed that the result had disappointed her.
राधिका की उदास आँखों से पता चल रहा था कि परिणाम से वह निराश थी।
- It was a sorrowful day for the school when the old principal retired.
पुराने प्राचार्य के सेवानिवृत्त होने का दिन स्कूल के लिए दुःखद था।
- The widow gave a sorrowful look at the empty chair.
विधवा ने खाली कुर्सी की ओर उदास दृष्टि से देखा।
- They were sorrowful over the loss of their old home.
वे अपने पुराने घर के खो जाने पर दुःखी थे।
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✗ I am sorrowful for being late to the class.
✓ I am sorry for being late to the class.
To apologise, use sorry; sorrowful means full of deep grief.
क्षमा माँगने के लिए 'sorry' आता है; 'sorrowful' का अर्थ गहरे शोक से भरा है।
✗ She felt sorrowfully when her friend left.
✓ She felt sorrowful when her friend left.
After feel, use the adjective, not the adverb.
'Feel' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ He was in a great sorrowful after his loss.
✓ He was in great sorrow after his loss.
After in a great, a noun is needed; sorrowful is an adjective.
'In great' के बाद noun चाहिए; 'sorrowful' adjective है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sor·row·ful
Double r, -ow- and one l (not 'sorowful' or 'sorrowfull').
दो r, -ow- और एक l ('sorowful' या 'sorrowfull' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the sadness words together: sorrowful, mournful (expressing grief, especially for a death), doleful (sad and gloomy), woeful, melancholy.
दुख के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sorrowful, mournful (शोक व्यक्त करने वाला, विशेषकर मृत्यु पर), doleful (उदास और निराश), woeful, melancholy।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Parting is such sweet sorrow' (Shakespeare).
उक्ति 'Parting is such sweet sorrow' (Shakespeare)।