thorough
US
/ˈθɝː.oʊ/
UK
/ˈθʌr.ə/
Meaning
Careful and complete, including all the important details or parts of something.
किसी काम को पूरी सावधानी से करना और उसके सभी ज़रूरी हिस्सों व details पर ध्यान देना।
Examples
“The technician made a thorough inspection of the equipment before the factory reopened.”
“Please do a thorough search of the shared folder before requesting the file again.”
“The editor thoroughly checked the article for errors before publication.”
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Not natural: The team made a thoroughly investigation.
Better: The team made a thorough investigation.
Use the adjective 'thorough' before a noun. 'Thoroughly' is an adverb and usually describes a verb.
Noun से पहले adjective 'thorough' आता है। 'Thoroughly' adverb है और आमतौर पर किसी verb के काम करने का तरीका बताता है।
Not natural: She was thorough to checking every figure.
Better: She was thorough in checking every figure.
Use 'thorough in' before a gerund when describing how carefully someone does an activity.
किसी काम को कितनी सावधानी से किया गया है, यह बताने के लिए gerund से पहले 'thorough in' इस्तेमाल करें।
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Use 'thorough' before a noun, as in 'a thorough review'; use 'thoroughly' to describe an action, as in 'review it thoroughly.'
'Thorough' noun के पहले आता है, जैसे 'a thorough review'; किसी action को describe करने के लिए 'thoroughly' कहें, जैसे 'review it thoroughly'।