Meaning
2 sensesIn a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
She desperately grabbed at the nearby branches as she heard the branch she was standing on start to snap.
I could desperately do with some coffee right now.
verzweifelt
отча́янноotčájanno
розпа́чливоrozpáčlyvo, відчайду́шноvidčajdúšno
Extremely
The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.
More definitions
- in intense despair
- with great urgency
Examples
152 sentencesTom needs money desperately.
Том конче потребує грошей.
Tom desperately needs money.
Том конче потребує грошей.
Tom struggled desperately to free himself.
She wanted desperately to get her vengeance.
Tom desperately needs to find a job.
Translations
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Forms
more desperately, most desperately| Comparative | more desperately Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most desperately |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- with great urgency:urgently
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddesperate
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
4 patterns- desperately need
- desperately needs needs
- wants desperately to
- wants desperately