desperately
gb/dˈɛspɚɪtli/ us/dˈɛspɚɪtli/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 1800
kétségbeesetten, égetően, elkeseredetten, rendkívül, rettentően, borzasztóan, rettenetesen
B1
1
égetően
C1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] desperately [verb]
She desperately needs a job to pay her rent.
Égetően szüksége van egy állásra, hogy ki tudja fizetni a lakbérét.
They desperately tried to save the sinking boat.
Kétségbeesetten próbálták megmenteni a süllyedő hajót.
He desperately searched for his missing passport before the flight.
The villagers desperately called for help during the flood.
I desperately want to see you again.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I desperately need water.
Nagyon sürgősen vízre van szükségem.
He desperately wants a new phone.
Mindenáron szeretne egy új telefont.
She desperately tries to find her cat.
We desperately look for the bus stop.
They desperately ask for help.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desperately' with 'hopelessly'. 'Desperately' focuses on urgency or strong desire, while 'hopelessly' can mean without hope or very badly at something.
Maana
In a way showing great urgency
Miunganiko ya maneno
desperately need
|desperately want
|desperately try
|desperately search
|desperately hope
Visawe
urgently (Implies immediate attention is needed, without necessarily strong emotion.)
|
frantically (Suggests urgent action with a sense of panic or chaos.)
Vinyume
calmly (Suggests doing something without urgency or emotional intensity.)
Mada
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
In a way that shows a very strong need or want.
In a manner that shows an extreme need or urgency for something.
B2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] desperately [verb]
She desperately pleaded for her child's life.
Kétségbeesetten könyörgött a gyermeke életéért.
He clung to the edge of the cliff desperately.
Kétségbeesetten kapaszkodott a szakadék peremébe.
The injured man desperately called for someone to help him.
They desperately fought to survive the storm.
I desperately prayed it wasn't true.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He desperately calls his friend for help.
Kétségbeesetten hívja a barátját segítségért.
She desperately cries for her lost dog.
Kétségbeesetten sír az elveszett kutyája miatt.
They desperately try to get out of the fire.
We desperately hold on during the storm.
I desperately hope my friend is safe.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this emotional meaning with the urgency meaning; here, the focus is on emotional pain, not just need.
Maana
In a way showing extreme distress
Miunganiko ya maneno
desperately cry
|desperately plead
|desperately fight
|desperately cling
Visawe
hopelessly (Emphasizes lack of hope rather than urgent effort.)
|
tragically (Adds a sense of deep sadness, often about an outcome.)
Vinyume
confidently (Shows assurance instead of distress.)
Mada
emotions
|crisis
Ufafanuzi
In a way that shows very strong sadness or fear because of a bad situation.
In a manner that displays great emotional pain, despair, or hopelessness.
B2
3
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] is desperately [adjective]
The family was desperately poor after losing their jobs.
A család rendkívül szegény lett, miután elvesztették a munkájukat.
He is desperately ill and needs medical attention.
Rendkívül súlyos beteg, és orvosi ellátásra van szüksége.
They were desperately unlucky with the weather on their wedding day.
She felt desperately lonely in the new city.
The area is desperately short of clean water.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I am desperately tired after work.
Munka után rettenetesen fáradt vagyok.
They are desperately hungry after the trip.
Az utazás után rettenetesen éhesek.
She is desperately sick today.
We are desperately cold in winter.
He is desperately sad about his dog.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse 'desperately' as an intensifier where 'very' or 'extremely' would be more natural in neutral contexts.
Maana
To an extreme or excessive degree
Miunganiko ya maneno
desperately poor
|desperately ill
|desperately unlucky
Visawe
extremely (Neutral intensifier without emotional tone.)
|
terribly (Intensifier often with negative tone.)
Vinyume
slightly (Indicates a small degree instead of an extreme one.)
Mada
intensity
|description
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Used to say that something is very big in amount or level.
Used to emphasize that something is very much the case, often with negative connotation.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
desperately
IPA
GB/dˈɛspɚɪtli/
US/dˈɛspɚɪtli/
Silabi na mkazo
des - per - ately (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: desperately
- Plural: desperatelies
Familia ya neno
Forms
desperatelies
noun
Core family
desperate
adjective B1
desperation
noun B2
Related words
despair
verb B2
Semi
cling desperately to
1/klˈɪŋ dˈɛspɚɪtli tə/
fixed phrase
Hold onto something tightly due to fear or need
To hold something very tightly because you are afraid or need it badly.
Mifano
- The child clung desperately to her mother's hand in the crowd.
- He clung desperately to the raft after the boat sank.
desperately in need of
1/dˈɛspɚɪtli ˈɪn nˈid əv/
fixed phrase
Having an urgent requirement for something
Needing something very much right now.
Mifano
- The refugees are desperately in need of food and water.
- She is desperately in need of a break after months of hard work.
try desperately to
1/tɹˈaɪ dˈɛspɚɪtli tə/
fixed phrase
Make great urgent effort to do something
To work very hard and urgently to do something.
Mifano
- He tried desperately to open the stuck door.
- They tried desperately to keep the team together.