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exempt

/ɪɡˈzempt/adjective

उच्चारण इग्ज़ेम्प्ट

मुक्त, छूट प्राप्त

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SSC CGL Pre 2019SSC Exams 2018
adjective
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    [not before noun] ~ (from sth)

    if somebody or something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, or do not have to do it or pay it

    मुक्त, छूट प्राप्त

    • Agricultural income is exempt from income tax.
    • Women candidates are exempt from paying the exam fee.
    • Disabled candidates are exempt from the late fee.
    + 2 more examples
    • Charities are exempt from paying certain taxes.
    • Children below five are exempt from the entry charge.

    Synonyms free excused immune spared not liable

    Opposite liable subject obliged responsible

verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth (from sth) formal

    to give or get somebody's official permission not to do something or not to pay something they would normally have to do or pay

    छूट देना, मुक्त करना

    • Ex-servicemen are exempted from the physical test.
    • Pregnant women are exempt from the routine tax audit in some countries.
    • The government exempted small shops from the new tax.
    + 2 more examples
    • She was exempted from the maths exam because of her illness.
    • Senior citizens are exempted from paying the parking fee.

    Synonyms excuse free release spare absolve

    Opposite oblige compel subject

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

exempt from + noun / -ing

Use from for what you do not have to do or pay; never of or to.

जो करना या चुकाना न पड़े, उसके लिए 'from' आता है; 'of' या 'to' नहीं।

  • Senior citizens are exempt from the fee.
  • Students with disabilities are exempt from paying the fine.

exempt + sb + from + sth (verb)

As a verb, exempt takes the person and then from; it is often used in the passive.

Verb के रूप में 'exempt' व्यक्ति और फिर 'from' लेता है; इसका प्रयोग प्रायः passive में होता है।

  • The government exempted farmers from the tax.
  • Radhika was exempted from the second paper.

tax-exempt / duty-free / exempt status

Compounds show what a thing is free from; exempt status means official freedom from a rule.

संयुक्त शब्द दिखाते हैं कि कोई चीज़ किससे मुक्त है; 'exempt status' का अर्थ किसी नियम से आधिकारिक मुक्ति है।

  • The trust has tax-exempt status.
  • Books are exempt from some taxes.

exempt vs exemption vs except

Exempt is the adjective or verb, exemption the noun, and except a preposition meaning leaving out.

'Exempt' adjective या verb है, 'exemption' noun है और 'except' का अर्थ छोड़कर है।

  • She applied for exemption from the fee.
+Collocations 4

exempt + from

taxfeesdutymilitary servicethe test

  • Charitable trusts are exempt from some taxes.

adverb + exempt

fullypartlylegallyautomaticallycompletely

  • Children under five are fully exempt from the charge.

verb + exempt

beremaindeclaregrantclaim

  • He claimed to be exempt from the fine.

exemption + noun

certificatelimitclauserequestcategory

  • He applied for an exemption certificate.
“More examples 5
  • Students who scored above ninety per cent were exempt from the viva.

नब्बे प्रतिशत से अधिक अंक पाने वाले विद्यार्थियों को मौखिक परीक्षा से छूट थी।

  • The government exempted small traders from the new fee.

सरकार ने छोटे व्यापारियों को नए शुल्क से छूट दे दी।

  • Nobody is exempt from the law, however powerful they are.

कोई भी कानून से मुक्त नहीं है, चाहे वह कितना भी शक्तिशाली हो।

  • Radhika's father is exempt from income tax because of his low income.

कम आय के कारण राधिका के पिता आयकर से मुक्त हैं।

  • Medicines for children are exempt from the extra charge.

बच्चों की दवाएँ अतिरिक्त शुल्क से मुक्त हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Senior citizens are exempted of the fee.

✓ Senior citizens are exempt from the fee.

Exempt takes from, never of.

'Exempt' के साथ 'from' आता है, 'of' नहीं।

✗ She was exempted to pay the fine.

✓ She was exempted from paying the fine.

After exempt from, the verb takes -ing, not a to-infinitive.

'Exempt from' के बाद verb -ing रूप में आती है, to-infinitive में नहीं।

✗ The government exempt the farmers from tax last year.

✓ The government exempted the farmers from tax last year.

Last year needs the simple past exempted.

'Last year' के साथ simple past 'exempted' चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Exempt, excuse and immune all mean not being affected by something, but in different areas.

Exempt, excuse और immune तीनों का अर्थ किसी बात से अप्रभावित रहना है, पर अलग-अलग क्षेत्रों में।

exempt

Officially free from a rule, duty or payment that others have to follow.

किसी नियम, कर्तव्य या भुगतान से आधिकारिक रूप से मुक्त, जो दूसरों पर लागू है।

  • Disabled students are exempt from the language paper.

excuse

To allow someone not to do something, often for a single occasion or a good reason.

किसी को कुछ न करने की अनुमति देना, प्रायः एक बार या उचित कारण से।

  • The teacher excused him from the class because he was ill.

immune

Protected from something harmful, such as a disease, or not affected by criticism.

किसी हानिकारक चीज़, जैसे रोग, से सुरक्षित, या आलोचना से अप्रभावित।

  • The vaccine made her immune to the disease.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ex·empt

With -mpt (not 'exampt' or 'exemt'); the noun exemption.

अंत में -mpt ('exampt' या 'exemt' गलत है); noun exemption।

§Grammar and usage

Exempt from sth (not 'exempt of').

सही patterns है 'exempt from sth' (किसी चीज़ से छूट पाना), जैसे exempt from tax। 'Exempt of' लिखना गलत है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Tax-exempt, exempt from tax, fee exemption.

Collocations: tax-exempt (कर से मुक्त), exempt from tax (कर से छूट प्राप्त), fee exemption (शुल्क में छूट)। Adjective exempt के बाद from आता है, और noun exemption है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam GK: SSC exempts women, SC/ST, PwBD and eligible ex-servicemen candidates from paying the application fee.

परीक्षा GK में SSC महिलाओं, SC/ST, PwBD और योग्य पूर्व सैनिक उम्मीदवारों को आवेदन शुल्क से छूट देता है।