revolutionary
/ˌrevəˈluːʃənəri/adjective
उच्चारण रेवलूशनरी
क्रांतिकारी, युगांतरकारी
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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involving a great or complete change
क्रांतिकारी, युगांतरकारी
- a revolutionary idea
- The internet brought revolutionary changes.
- The discovery led to a revolutionary change in medicine.
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- The device was a revolutionary invention in its day.
- Online banking was revolutionary when it first appeared.
Synonyms radical innovative groundbreaking pioneering new
Opposite conservative traditional conventional old-fashioned
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[usually before noun]
connected with political revolution
क्रांतिकारी (राजनीतिक)
- revolutionary leaders like Bhagat Singh
- The museum displays letters written by revolutionary leaders of the freedom struggle.
- The revolutionary movement spread to the villages.
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- He joined a revolutionary group during the freedom struggle.
- The revolutionary songs of that time still inspire people.
Synonyms rebellious insurgent subversive mutinous
Opposite loyalist counter-revolutionary
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[C]
a person who starts or supports a revolution, especially a political one
क्रांतिकारी
- Chandrashekhar Azad was a fearless revolutionary.
- The young revolutionary was arrested for distributing banned pamphlets.
- Many young revolutionaries gave their lives for India's freedom.
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- The revolutionary was imprisoned for writing against the government.
- In the film, a revolutionary hides in a village to escape arrest.
Synonyms rebel insurgent freedom fighter radical agitator
Opposite conservative reactionary
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a revolutionary + noun (idea / change)
In the first sense, it means causing a complete change and goes before a noun like idea, method or invention.
पहले अर्थ में इसका अर्थ पूर्ण परिवर्तन लाने वाला है और यह idea, method या invention जैसे noun से पहले आता है।
- The steam engine was a revolutionary invention.
- She introduced a revolutionary method of teaching grammar.
revolutionary + movement / leader / war
In political use, it describes people or activities connected with a revolution.
राजनीतिक प्रयोग में यह क्रांति से जुड़े लोगों या गतिविधियों का वर्णन करता है।
- Bhagat Singh was a young revolutionary leader.
a revolutionary (countable noun)
As a noun, it names a person who takes part in a revolution; it takes a and has a plural.
Noun के रूप में यह क्रांति में भाग लेने वाले व्यक्ति का नाम है; इसके साथ 'a' आता है और plural बनता है।
- The revolutionaries were arrested at dawn.
revolutionary in sth
Use in to describe the area where something is new and powerful.
किस क्षेत्र में कुछ नया और प्रभावशाली है, यह बताने के लिए 'in' आता है।
- The vaccine was revolutionary in its effect.
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revolutionary + noun
ideachangeinventiondesigntechnology
- The smartphone was a revolutionary technology.
political + revolutionary
leadermovementarmywarpoet
- The revolutionary poet inspired the youth.
adverb + revolutionary
trulycompletelyradicallygenuinelyalmost
- It was a truly revolutionary idea.
verb + revolutionary
arrestjoinsupportbecomecall him
- He joined the revolutionaries as a young man.
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- The new vaccine is a revolutionary step in medicine.
नया टीका चिकित्सा में एक क्रांतिकारी कदम है।
- Radhika read a book about Indian revolutionaries.
राधिका ने भारतीय क्रांतिकारियों के बारे में एक पुस्तक पढ़ी।
- The revolutionary government changed the laws in a month.
क्रांतिकारी सरकार ने एक महीने में कानून बदल दिए।
- Online classes were a revolutionary idea for small towns.
छोटे नगरों के लिए ऑनलाइन कक्षाएँ एक क्रांतिकारी विचार थीं।
- His revolutionary views shocked the old professors.
उसके क्रांतिकारी विचारों ने पुराने प्रोफ़ेसरों को चौंका दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a revolution leader.
✓ He is a revolutionary leader.
Use the adjective revolutionary before leader to describe a person.
व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने के लिए leader से पहले adjective 'revolutionary' आता है।
✗ He was one of the revolutionary in the freedom movement.
✓ He was one of the revolutionaries in the freedom movement.
After one of the, use a plural noun.
'One of the' के बाद plural noun आता है।
✗ Mobile phones made a revolutionary in communication.
✓ Mobile phones made a revolution in communication.
The noun for a big change is revolution, not revolutionary.
बड़े परिवर्तन के लिए noun 'revolution' है, 'revolutionary' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y
With -ary (not 'revolutionery').
अंत में -ary ('revolutionery' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who wants to keep things as they are is a conservative; one who wants to return to old ways a reactionary.
चीज़ों को जैसी हैं वैसी रखना चाहने वाला conservative; पुराने तरीकों पर लौटना चाहने वाला reactionary।
General knowledge
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged on 23 March 1931 (Shaheed Diwas); the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' (long live the revolution) was popularized by Bhagat Singh.
भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को 23 मार्च 1931 को फाँसी दी गई (शहीद दिवस); 'इंकलाब ज़िंदाबाद' नारे को भगत सिंह ने लोकप्रिय बनाया।