liberal
/ˈlɪbərəl/adjective
उच्चारण लिबरल
उदार, खुले विचारों वाला
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willing to understand and respect other people's ideas and behaviour; open to new ideas
उदार, खुले विचारों वाला
- Her parents are liberal and let her choose her own career.
- He has a liberal outlook and respects other people's opinions.
- Radhika's liberal school lets students speak their minds.
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- He holds liberal views about education for girls.
- A liberal teacher listens to different opinions.
Synonyms tolerant broad-minded open-minded
Opposite narrow-minded conservative strict
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(of political views) favouring individual freedom and gradual social change
(राजनीति में) उदारवादी
- liberal democracy
- The newspaper supports liberal ideas about free speech.
- The party follows a liberal approach to trade.
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- She studied the history of liberal ideas in Europe.
- He wrote an essay on liberal reforms in the nineteenth century.
Opposite conservative
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a person with liberal views
उदारवादी व्यक्ति
- She has always been a liberal in matters of religion.
- My uncle, a liberal in most matters, strongly supports education for girls.
- Radhika's grandfather was a liberal who supported widow remarriage.
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- A liberal accepts that people may disagree.
- As a liberal, he welcomed new ideas.
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liberal + noun (attitude / views)
In the political and social sense, liberal means open to new ideas and respectful of personal freedom, and the opposite is conservative.
राजनीतिक और सामाजिक अर्थ में 'liberal' का अर्थ नए विचारों के प्रति खुला और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता का सम्मान करने वाला है; विपरीतार्थक 'conservative' है।
- Her parents have liberal views on education.
- The school follows a liberal policy on dress.
liberal with sth
To describe generous giving, use liberal with. Liberal in is used for a kind of approach.
उदारतापूर्वक देने के लिए 'liberal with' का प्रयोग होता है। दृष्टिकोण के लिए 'liberal in' आता है।
- He is liberal with his praise.
- The teacher is liberal in her marking.
liberal + noun (amount)
In the sense of plentiful, a liberal helping or a liberal supply means a large amount.
प्रचुर के अर्थ में 'liberal helping' या 'liberal supply' का अर्थ बड़ी मात्रा है।
- The cook added a liberal amount of ghee.
liberal arts / Liberal (political party)
Liberal arts means general studies, such as history and literature. With a capital L it names a party member.
'Liberal arts' का अर्थ सामान्य अध्ययन है, जैसे इतिहास और साहित्य। बड़े L के साथ यह किसी दल के सदस्य को कहता है।
- She studied liberal arts at university.
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liberal + noun
democracyeducationattitudeviewssupplytradition
- India follows a liberal democracy with a written constitution.
adverb + liberal
veryfairlypoliticallysociallyincreasingly
- The city is socially liberal and open to new ideas.
liberal + person
thinkerreformervoterleaderpolitician
- A liberal thinker, he supported women's right to vote.
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- Radhika's grandfather was a liberal man who sent all his daughters to college.
राधिका के दादा उदार विचारों के व्यक्ति थे जिन्होंने अपनी सभी बेटियों को कॉलेज भेजा।
- The company is liberal with leave during festivals.
कंपनी त्योहारों के दौरान छुट्टी देने में उदार है।
- The government adopted a more liberal trade policy in 1991.
सरकार ने 1991 में अधिक उदार व्यापार नीति अपनाई।
- Do not be too liberal with sugar if you have diabetes.
यदि आपको मधुमेह है, तो चीनी का उपयोग अधिक न करें।
- The translation is a liberal one and not word for word.
यह अनुवाद मुक्त है, शब्दशः नहीं।
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✗ He is very liberal of money.
✓ He is very liberal with money.
Liberal takes with when it means generous giving.
उदारता से देने के अर्थ में 'liberal' के साथ 'with' आता है।
✗ The librarian was liberal enough that he let us keep books.
✓ The librarian was liberal enough to let us keep the books.
Use enough + to-infinitive, not a that-clause.
'Enough' के बाद to-infinitive आता है, that-clause नहीं।
✗ The liberal of the government is praised.
✓ The liberalism of the government is praised.
Liberal is an adjective; the noun is liberalism or liberality.
'Liberal' adjective है; noun 'liberalism' या 'liberality' है।
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Liberal, generous and broad-minded overlap but are used in different settings.
Liberal, generous और broad-minded आपस में मिलते हैं, पर अलग संदर्भों में प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
Open to new ideas and freedom; also plentiful.
नए विचारों और स्वतंत्रता के प्रति खुला; प्रचुर भी।
- She has liberal views.
Ready to give money, time or help freely.
पैसा, समय या सहायता खुले दिल से देने को तैयार।
- He is a generous host.
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§Grammar and usage
Both senses, 'open-minded' and 'generous', are tested.
इसके दोनों अर्थ, 'खुले विचारों वाला' और 'उदार', पूछे जाते हैं।