🇬🇧 Desperately meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Desperately" describes how someone acts when they feel scared, worried, or out of options, and they will try almost anything to make things better. If you are desperately looking for something, you are searching very hard because you feel you must find it right away. It’s a strong word that shows big feelings and a strong need for change.

I desperately hoped no one heard my stomach growl, but the kid next to me asked who brought the dinosaur.

My brother desperately tried to impress everyone with a backflip and invented a brand-new move called "falling on your face."

I desperately tried to remember my math answer and accidentally raised my hand to ask, "Can I borrow a brain?"

I desperately danced to shake a bug out of my pants, and my family decided I had invented a new national dance.

I desperately begged my alarm clock for five more minutes, but it just kept screaming in beep language.

Anna's little dog ran into the fast river. She ran desperately, shouting desperately, calling desperately, searching desperately along the bank. The current pulled the dog away; Anna jumped desperately into the cold water. A fisherman reached his net and pulled them both to shore. Anna held the wet dog and cried, then smiled, grateful and safe.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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