polite
/pəˈlaɪt/adjective
उच्चारण पलाइट
विनम्र, शिष्ट
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having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others
विनम्र, शिष्ट
- It is polite to say thank you.
- a polite request
- Radhika is always polite to the elderly.
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- The shopkeeper gave a polite reply even to angry customers.
- It is not polite to speak with your mouth full.
Synonyms courteous civil well-mannered
Opposite rude impolite discourteous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
polite to / with sb
The usual preposition for the person is to.
व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य preposition to है।
- Always be polite to the shopkeeper.
polite of sb to do sth
Use of plus the person to praise an act of courtesy.
शिष्टाचार के कार्य की प्रशंसा के लिए 'of' और व्यक्ति का प्रयोग होता है।
- It was polite of her to thank the host.
politely + verb
The adverb describes how someone asks, refuses or speaks.
Adverb बताता है कि कोई कैसे पूछता, मना करता या बोलता है।
- He politely declined the offer.
polite vs impolite vs rude
Impolite is the mild opposite; rude is stronger and means openly offensive.
Impolite इसका हल्का विलोम है; rude अधिक तीव्र है और खुलकर अपमानजनक व्यवहार दर्शाता है।
- It is impolite to interrupt a speaker.
politeness / politely
The noun is politeness, and the adverb is politely; both follow the regular pattern.
Noun 'politeness' है और adverb 'politely'; दोनों नियमित रूप में बनते हैं।
- He thanked the host with great politeness.
+Collocations 4
polite + noun
requestrefusalsmileconversationreminder
- She sent a polite reminder about the fees.
adverb + polite
extremelyalwaysperfectlypainfully
- The new clerk is extremely polite.
verb + polite
bestaysoundteach someone to be
- Parents teach children to be polite.
polite + noun (manner)
societybehaviourapplausefictionenquirytone
- She made a polite enquiry about my health.
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- It is polite to offer your seat to an elder.
बड़ों को अपनी सीट देना शिष्टाचार है।
- Radhika wrote a polite letter to the Principal.
राधिका ने प्रधानाचार्य को एक विनम्र पत्र लिखा।
- He was too polite to say no.
वह इतना विनम्र था कि मना नहीं कर सका।
- The staff were polite but firm.
कर्मचारी विनम्र थे पर दृढ़ भी।
- A polite request often works better than an order.
विनम्र निवेदन प्रायः आदेश से अधिक कारगर होता है।
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✗ He is polite with his teachers always.
✓ He is always polite to his teachers.
Always is placed before the adjective, and to is the usual preposition for the person addressed politely.
'Always' adjective से पहले आता है, और विनम्रता के पात्र व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य preposition 'to' है।
✗ Please be polite on elders.
✓ Please be polite to elders.
Students choose on because Hindi says 'badon par'; polite always takes to for a person.
हिंदी के 'बड़ों पर' के कारण विद्यार्थी 'on' चुनते हैं; व्यक्ति के लिए 'polite' के साथ सदा 'to' आता है।
✗ Politeful
✓ Polite
Students add -ful on the model of helpful and careful, but polite is already an adjective and takes no such suffix.
विद्यार्थी helpful और careful के आदर्श पर -ful जोड़ते हैं, परंतु 'polite' पहले से adjective है और उसमें यह प्रत्यय नहीं लगता।
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Polite and courteous differ in degree of formality.
Polite और courteous औपचारिकता की मात्रा में भिन्न हैं।
Showing good everyday manners.
रोज़मर्रा के अच्छे शिष्टाचार का प्रदर्शन।
- She is polite to everyone.
More formal and graceful; used for official or old-fashioned manners.
अधिक औपचारिक और शालीन; सरकारी या पुराने ढंग के शिष्टाचार के लिए।
- The officer was courteous to the visitors.