charitable
/ˈtʃærətəbl/adjective
उच्चारण चैरटबल
परोपकारी, दान से जुड़ा
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connected with giving help to people who are poor or in need
परोपकारी, दान से जुड़ा
- a charitable trust that runs free hospitals
- charitable work among the poor
- The trust supports charitable schools in several villages.
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- She does charitable work every weekend.
- A charitable organisation provides free meals to the homeless.
Synonyms philanthropic benevolent humanitarian
Opposite selfish uncharitable
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kind in your attitude to other people, especially when judging them
उदार, दूसरों को दयालुता से आँकने वाला
- Be charitable; he may have had a good reason for being late.
- Try to be charitable towards new colleagues who are still learning.
- That was a charitable thing to say about your rival.
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- In a charitable mood, the teacher gave him another chance.
- Let's take a charitable view of his mistake.
Synonyms generous lenient forgiving
Opposite uncharitable harsh unkind
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
charitable + noun (organisation/purpose)
Used for bodies or purposes that help the needy, not for individuals' wealth.
यह ज़रूरतमंदों की मदद करने वाली संस्थाओं या उद्देश्यों के लिए आता है।
- The trust runs a charitable hospital in Pune.
- The money was spent for charitable purposes.
be charitable to/towards + person
For a person, it means generous or kind in judging others; the preposition is 'to' or 'towards'.
व्यक्ति के लिए इसका अर्थ दूसरों के प्रति उदार या क्षमाशील होना है; preposition 'to' या 'towards' आता है।
- Be charitable to those who make honest mistakes.
- She was always charitable towards her juniors.
be charitable in + gerund
'In' is used with the gerund to show where the generosity lies.
उदारता किस बात में है, यह दिखाने के लिए gerund के साथ 'in' आता है।
- He was charitable in judging his rivals.
charitable vs charity
'Charitable' is the adjective; 'charity' is the noun, so do not say 'a charitable' alone.
'Charitable' विशेषण है और 'charity' संज्ञा; अकेले 'a charitable' नहीं कहा जाता।
- The charity collected winter clothes.
- It was a charitable act.
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charitable + noun
trustdonationorganisationinstitutionworkstatus
- The temple trust has charitable status.
adverb + charitable
verygenuinelyunusuallyrathermost
- She is genuinely charitable and gives quietly.
verb + charitable
befeelprovesoundset up a
- They set up a charitable trust for orphaned children.
charitable + judgement
viewinterpretationreadingopinion
- A charitable view of his delay is that the train was late.
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- The Rotary club organised a charitable eye camp.
रोटरी क्लब ने एक परोपकारी नेत्र शिविर आयोजित किया।
- He gave a charitable donation to the flood relief fund.
उसने बाढ़ राहत कोष में परोपकारी दान दिया।
- To be charitable, the examiner overlooked the spelling slip.
उदारता दिखाते हुए परीक्षक ने spelling की चूक को नज़रअंदाज़ कर दिया।
- Charitable hospitals treat poor patients at low cost.
दानार्थ अस्पताल निर्धन रोगियों का कम खर्च में इलाज करते हैं।
- I don't feel very charitable towards people who jump the queue.
जो लोग कतार तोड़ते हैं, उनके प्रति मेरा मन उदार नहीं होता।
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✗ He is a charitable man, so he gave charity to everyone.
✓ He is a charitable man, so he gave to charity.
'Gave to charity' is the fixed phrase; 'gave charity to everyone' is clumsy.
'Gave to charity' निश्चित वाक्यांश है; 'gave charity to everyone' अस्वाभाविक है।
✗ Be charitable with the poor.
✓ Be charitable to the poor.
The usual preposition is 'to' or 'towards'.
सामान्य preposition 'to' या 'towards' है।
✗ She is very charity and helps the poor.
✓ She is very charitable and helps the poor.
After 'very' an adjective is needed; 'charity' is a noun.
'Very' के बाद विशेषण चाहिए; 'charity' संज्ञा है।
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char·i·table
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Charity begins at home.'
कहावत 'Charity begins at home' है।