revolutionary
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnɛri/ · UK /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/
Forms: revolutionaries
revolutionary means: Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.
adjective
Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.
- It was a revolutionary idea.
- This revolutionary treatment changed many lives.
- The company introduced a revolutionary way to store energy.
Connected with efforts to remove a government and replace it with a different system.
- He joined a revolutionary movement.
- Revolutionary forces took control of the city.
- The museum displays posters from the revolutionary struggle.
noun
Someone who works or fights to remove a government and create a different political system.
- Her father was a revolutionary.
- The revolutionaries demanded a new government.
- Several revolutionaries were arrested after the uprising.
Questions about revolutionary
What does revolutionary mean?
Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.
What is revolutionary in other languages?
Türkçe: devrim niteliğinde · Español: revolucionario · Français: révolutionnaire · Deutsch: revolutionär · Italiano: rivoluzionario · 日本語: 画期的な
How do you pronounce revolutionary?
In American English /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnɛri/; in British English /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/.
How do you use revolutionary in a sentence?
It was a revolutionary idea. This revolutionary treatment changed many lives.
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