painstaking
US
/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/
UK
/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/
Meaning
Done with great care and attention to detail, often taking considerable time and effort.
बहुत सावधानी और बारीकी से किया गया, जिसमें अक्सर काफी समय और मेहनत लगती है।
Examples
“The team carried out painstaking research before publishing its report.”
“Restoring the old painting required painstaking work.”
“She painstakingly checked every figure in the budget.”
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Not natural: The team did a painstaking research.
Better: The team conducted painstaking research.
Research is usually uncountable here, so do not use “a” before it.
यहाँ research आम तौर पर uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले “a” नहीं लगाते।
Not natural: She was painstakingly in checking every page.
Better: She was painstaking in checking every page.
Use the adjective “painstaking” after “was”; “painstakingly” is an adverb modifying an action.
“Was” के बाद adjective “painstaking” आएगा; “painstakingly” adverb है और किसी action को describe करता है।
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Use “painstaking” for careful work that takes effort; use “painstakingly” to describe how someone performs an action.
मेहनत और बारीकी से किए गए काम के लिए “painstaking” बोलें; किसी काम को कैसे किया गया, यह बताने के लिए “painstakingly”।