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loyal

US

/ˈlɔɪəl/

UK

/ˈlɔɪəl/

Meaning

Always supporting someone or something and remaining faithful to them, especially during difficult times.

वफ़ादार; किसी व्यक्ति, समूह या चीज़ का मुश्किल समय में भी साथ देने वाला।

Examples

“She stayed loyal to her friend throughout the difficult year.”

loyal to someone

“The company rewards loyal customers with special discounts.”

loyal customers

“His loyalty to the team never changed, even after a tough season.”

loyalty to a group

Useful patterns

loyal to someone or somethinga loyal friend, customer, or employeeremain loyalshow loyalty to a person or group

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Word family

loyalty(noun)
loyally(adverb)

Common collocations

loyal friendloyal customerloyal employeeloyal supporterremain loyalloyal to the team

Common mistakes

Not natural: He is loyal with his friends.

Better: He is loyal to his friends.

Use loyal to, not loyal with, when naming the person or group someone supports.

जिस व्यक्ति या समूह का साथ दिया जाता है, उसके लिए loyal के बाद to आता है, with नहीं।

Not natural: She is a loyalty friend.

Better: She is a loyal friend.

Loyal is the adjective that describes a friend; loyalty is the related noun.

Friend की विशेषता बताने के लिए adjective loyal इस्तेमाल करें; loyalty इसका noun रूप है।

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Learner tip

Use loyal to someone or something. Loyal describes a person or customer; loyalty is the quality they show.

किसी का साथ देने के लिए loyal to कहें। व्यक्ति या ग्राहक loyal होता है; उसके इस गुण को loyalty कहते हैं।

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Ravi supports his friend even when others criticize him. How would you describe Ravi?

जब दूसरे लोग उसके दोस्त की आलोचना करते हैं, तब भी रवि उसका साथ देता है। रवि कैसा है?