stable
/ˈsteɪbl/adjective
उच्चारण स्टेबल
स्थिर, मज़बूत
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firmly fixed; not likely to move, fall or change
स्थिर, मज़बूत
- Make sure the ladder is stable.
- Prices have remained stable this year.
- The bridge was declared stable after the engineers finished their checks.
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- A stable table does not wobble when you write on it.
- The doctor said the patient's condition was stable.
- The rupee has stayed fairly stable against the dollar this month.
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(of a person) calm and sensible; not easily upset
(व्यक्ति) संतुलित, स्थिर स्वभाव का
- a stable, mature personality
- He is stable and sensible, so everyone trusts him with important work.
- Radhika is a stable person who stays calm during exams.
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- Children need a stable home to grow up happily.
- He is emotionally stable and rarely loses his temper.
Synonyms balanced level-headed
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a building in which horses are kept
अस्तबल, घुड़साल
- The horses were led back to the stable.
- The groom cleaned the stable every morning before sunrise.
- The old fort has a large stable behind the main gate.
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- Two horses were kept in the stable overnight.
- They converted the stable into a small garage.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
stable (adjective): be / remain / become stable
Stable follows linking verbs such as be, remain and become to describe something that does not change or fall.
'Stable' be, remain, become जैसी linking verbs के बाद आकर उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो बदलती या गिरती नहीं।
- The patient's condition remained stable overnight.
- Prices have become stable after the festival.
stable + noun
Before a noun, stable describes something firmly fixed, such as a government, job, currency or relationship.
Noun से पहले 'stable' किसी दृढ़ता से स्थिर चीज़ का वर्णन करता है, जैसे सरकार, नौकरी, मुद्रा या संबंध।
- A stable government can plan for ten years.
- He is looking for a stable job.
stable (noun): countable
As a noun, a stable is a building for horses and is countable; the plural is stables.
Noun के रूप में 'stable' घोड़ों का भवन है और countable है; इसका plural 'stables' है।
- The horses were led back to the stable.
- The royal stables were built in the sixteenth century.
stable / stability / stabilise
The noun is stability and the verb is stabilise (stabilize in US), so the adjective must not be used in their place.
Noun 'stability' है और verb 'stabilise' (US में stabilize); इसलिए उनकी जगह adjective का प्रयोग न करें।
- The Reserve Bank acted to stabilise the rupee.
- Political stability attracts investment.
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stable + noun
governmenteconomyrelationshipcurrencytemperature
- The country enjoys a stable economy.
adverb + stable
relativelyfairlyremarkablyperfectlyemotionally
- She is emotionally stable under pressure.
verb + stable
remainkeepstaylookprove
- The patient is stable and out of danger.
stable + condition
conditionpositionbasegrowthprice
- Doctors described his condition as critical but stable.
stable (noun) phrases
horse stablestable boyracing stablemucking out the stable
- The stable boy fed the horses at dawn.
“More examples 5
- The ladder is not stable; please hold it.
सीढ़ी स्थिर नहीं है; कृपया इसे पकड़ लीजिए।
- Radhika wants a stable career in the railways.
राधिका रेलवे में स्थिर करियर चाहती है।
- The bridge is strong and stable, even in heavy floods.
पुल मज़बूत और स्थिर है, भारी बाढ़ में भी।
- The old stable has now become a garage.
पुराना अस्तबल अब गैरेज बन गया है।
- A stable temperature is important for storing medicines.
दवाइयों के भंडारण के लिए स्थिर तापमान आवश्यक है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The government is very stability.
✓ The government is very stable.
After is we need the adjective stable, not the noun stability.
'Is' के बाद adjective 'stable' चाहिए, noun 'stability' नहीं।
✗ We should stable the prices of food.
✓ We should stabilise the prices of food.
Stable is not a verb; the verb is stabilise.
'Stable' verb नहीं है; verb 'stabilise' है।
✗ The market remained stability for a week.
✓ The market remained stable for a week.
After remained we need the adjective stable, not the noun stability.
'Remained' के बाद adjective 'stable' चाहिए, noun 'stability' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all say that something does not change easily, but they apply to different things.
ये adjectives कहते हैं कि कोई चीज़ आसानी से नहीं बदलती, पर ये अलग-अलग चीज़ों पर लागू होते हैं।
Firmly fixed or unlikely to change suddenly; used for objects, systems and people.
दृढ़ता से स्थिर या अचानक बदलने की संभावना कम; वस्तुओं, प्रणालियों और व्यक्तियों के लिए।
- The table is stable.
Moving or continuing in a regular, even way.
नियमित और एकसमान ढंग से चलता या जारी रहता हुआ।
- He walked at a steady pace.
Happening all the time without a break or change.
बिना रुके या बदले हर समय होने वाला।
- The noise was constant.
¶Idioms 1
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
to try to prevent or solve a problem when it is already too late to stop the damage
अब पछताए होत क्या जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत
- Installing cameras after the theft is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
- Changing the password now is shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where horses are kept.
'घोड़े रखने की जगह' के लिए भी यह शब्द आता है।