desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
انگریزی
~ 4600
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
استعمال کا انداز:
[a place] is desolate
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
لفظی تراکیب
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
موضوعات
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] feels desolate
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
ہم معنی الفاظ
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
متضاد الفاظ
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
لفظی تراکیب
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
موضوعات
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
فعل
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
استعمال کا انداز:
to desolate [a place]
ہم معنی الفاظ
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
متضاد الفاظ
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.)
لفظی تراکیب
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
موضوعات
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
گرامر
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desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
des - ol - ate (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
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Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
عبارات
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.