Desperate meaning in English
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Definition
desperate: in despair, hopeless, wild, frantic
desperately: frantically, wildly, urgently, gravely, badly, seriously
I'm desperately hoping that my husband doesn't find out that I had an affair.
Examples
- "Firefighters are trying desperately to reach the scene of the accident."
- "Instead, it's a desperate one."
- "I'm getting quite desperate."
- "Desperately Kevin"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used in Susie's email.
The term means to be thankful for something: "If you could help me fix my computer, I would it."
This adjective means to really want or need something:
'I love children, and really want one of my own. I am starting to feel !
This expression describes the physical act of having or delivering a baby. "My sister is going to to a baby in August!" (2 words)
The term means to be thankful for something: "If you could help me fix my computer, I would it."
This adjective means to really want or need something:
'I love children, and really want one of my own. I am starting to feel !
This expression describes the physical act of having or delivering a baby. "My sister is going to to a baby in August!" (2 words)
Fill in the blanks with terms used in Susie's email.
The term means to be thankful for something: "If you could help me fix my computer, I would appreciate 1 it."
This adjective means to really want or need something:
'I love children, and really want one of my own. I am starting to feel [not done] desperate 2!
This expression describes the physical act of having or delivering a baby. "My sister is going to give birth 3 to a baby in August!" (2 words)
The term means to be thankful for something: "If you could help me fix my computer, I would appreciate 1 it."
This adjective means to really want or need something:
'I love children, and really want one of my own. I am starting to feel [not done] desperate 2!
This expression describes the physical act of having or delivering a baby. "My sister is going to give birth 3 to a baby in August!" (2 words)
1 appreciate: This is correct. "To appreciate" something is "to be thankful" or "grateful" for it. This term is often used as a polite way of getting people to do things for us! For example: "I would appreciate it if you would turn that terrible music down." It is also a nice way of thanking someone. For example: "I appreciated it when you sent flowers when my rabbit died."
2 desperate: This is correct. To be "desperate" is to badly want or need something. For example: "She has been desperate to change jobs ever since the new boss arrived".
3 give birth: This is the right answer. "To give birth" describes the physical act of having or delivering a child. The process of "giving birth" is called "labor (US)" or "labour (UK)" because it is hard work! For example: "She had a difficult time giving birth. The baby was stuck and it took 67 hours to push it out".
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