desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
ইংরেজি
~ 4600
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
[a place] is desolate
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
সমার্থক শব্দ
barren (Focuses more on the inability to support life, especially plant life.)
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bleak (Emphasizes harshness and lack of comfort in addition to emptiness.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
কলোকেশন
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
বিষয়
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- The once-busy town was now desolate after the factory closed.
- A desolate stretch of highway ran through the desert.
- The island looked desolate, with no signs of human habitation.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The beach was desolate after the storm.
- This road is long and desolate.
- The farm is in a desolate area.
adjective
literary
C1
state
2
Very sad and lonely
Feeling very sad and alone.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
[someone] feels desolate
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
সমার্থক শব্দ
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
কলোকেশন
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
বিষয়
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
ক্রিয়া
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to desolate [a place]
সমার্থক শব্দ
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
repopulate (To bring people back to live in a place.)
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restore (To bring something back to a good condition or to life.)
কলোকেশন
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
বিষয়
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
des - ol - ate (৩টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
শব্দরূপ
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
অভিব্যক্তি
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
উদাহরণ
- They crossed a vast, desolate wilderness.
- The explorers were lost in a desolate wilderness.
leave someone desolate
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn dˈɛsəlɪt/
fixed phrase
Make someone feel very sad and alone
To make someone feel very sad and alone.
উদাহরণ
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.