unsuccessful
/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्सक्सेस्फ़ल
असफल, विफल, नाकाम
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not achieving what you wanted to
असफल, विफल, नाकाम
- an unsuccessful attempt
- She was unsuccessful in her first two attempts at the exam.
- The police made an unsuccessful search for the missing bag.
+ 2 more examples
- Unsuccessful candidates will be informed by email.
- Their first attempt to climb the peak was unsuccessful.
Synonyms failed abortive fruitless vain futile
Opposite successful victorious triumphant fruitful
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be unsuccessful in + noun / -ing
Use in after unsuccessful for the activity or attempt that failed. The -ing form follows in.
विफल रही गतिविधि या प्रयास के लिए 'unsuccessful' के बाद 'in' आता है। 'In' के बाद -ing रूप आता है।
- He was unsuccessful in the interview.
- Radhika was unsuccessful in finding a seat on the train.
unsuccessful + noun
Before a noun, unsuccessful describes attempts, candidates, plans or experiments that do not reach their goal.
Noun से पहले 'unsuccessful' उन प्रयासों, उम्मीदवारों, योजनाओं या प्रयोगों को बताता है जो अपने लक्ष्य तक नहीं पहुँचते।
- Several unsuccessful candidates demanded a recount.
- After two unsuccessful attempts, she passed the third time.
unsuccessful vs failed
Unsuccessful is a milder, more polite word than failed. Use failed for exams and tests when you mean the pass mark was not reached.
'Unsuccessful', 'failed' से अधिक नरम और विनम्र शब्द है। जब पास अंक न मिले, तब परीक्षा और test के लिए 'failed' का प्रयोग करें।
- The students who failed the test can try again next month.
unsuccessfully (adverb)
The adverb unsuccessfully describes how somebody tried; it comes after the verb or object.
Adverb 'unsuccessfully' बताता है कि किसी ने किस नतीजे के साथ कोशिश की; यह verb या object के बाद आता है।
- He tried unsuccessfully to start the old scooter.
+Collocations 4
unsuccessful + noun
attemptcandidatesearchbidapplication
- The unsuccessful applicants received a polite letter.
adverb + unsuccessful
largelyultimatelycompletelyrepeatedlyrelatively
- The search for the missing boy was ultimately unsuccessful.
verb + unsuccessful
proveberemainturn outend
- The rescue plan proved unsuccessful.
unsuccessful in + noun
in examsin businessin the searchin lovein finding
- He was unsuccessful in business, so he returned to farming.
“More examples 5
- After an unsuccessful attempt in March, Radhika studied harder.
मार्च में असफल प्रयास के बाद राधिका ने और अधिक मेहनत से पढ़ाई की।
- The doctors' efforts to save the old patient were unsuccessful.
वृद्ध रोगी को बचाने के डॉक्टरों के प्रयास असफल रहे।
- The unsuccessful bidder asked for a reason for the rejection.
असफल बोलीदाता ने अस्वीकृति का कारण पूछा।
- The team was unsuccessful in the quarter-final.
टीम क्वार्टर फ़ाइनल में सफल नहीं हो सकी।
- His first novel was unsuccessful, but he did not give up.
उसका पहला उपन्यास सफल नहीं रहा, पर उसने हार नहीं मानी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She was unsuccessful to get the job.
✓ She was unsuccessful in getting the job.
After unsuccessful, use in + -ing, not a to-infinitive.
'Unsuccessful' के बाद 'in + -ing' आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ He was unsuccess in the exam.
✓ He was unsuccessful in the exam.
Unsuccess is a noun-like form; the adjective is unsuccessful.
'Unsuccess' noun जैसा रूप है; यहाँ adjective 'unsuccessful' चाहिए।
✗ The doctors were unsuccessfully in saving him.
✓ The doctors were unsuccessful in saving him.
After was, use the adjective unsuccessful, not the adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective 'unsuccessful' आता है, adverb नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·suc·cess·ful
Double c, double s and one l (not 'unsucessful' or 'unsuccessfull').
दो c, दो s और एक l ('unsucessful' या 'unsuccessfull' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Unsuccessful in sth or in doing sth.
Usage: Unsuccessful के बाद preposition in आता है: unsuccessful in sth या unsuccessful in doing sth, जैसे 'unsuccessful in finding a job'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An attempt that fails at an early stage is abortive.
आरंभिक अवस्था में विफल प्रयास abortive।