Meaning

2 senses
  1. In 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

  2. 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 sentences
  1. Tom needs money desperately.

    Том конче потребує грошей.

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  2. Tom desperately needs money.

    Том конче потребує грошей.

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  3. Tom struggled desperately to free himself.

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  4. She wanted desperately to get her vengeance.

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  5. Tom desperately needs to find a job.

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Translations

7 languages
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Forms

more desperately, most desperately
Comparativemore desperately Lesson
Superlativemost desperately

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relateddesperate

Collocations

4 patterns
  • desperately need
  • desperately needs needs
  • wants desperately to
  • wants desperately

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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