এখন

ইংরেজি অর্থ — English meaning

আরও যেসব ইংরেজি শব্দে এখন বোঝায়

একই বাংলা অর্থ, কিন্তু ব্যবহার আলাদা — নিচের সংজ্ঞা দেখে বেছে নিন।

• at presentadverb/ət ˈprezənt/B1Now, at this time.কাছাকাছি: now, currently

  Presently he is out of the country.At present he is out of the country.In British English presently means soon, not now. At present or currently says what you mean without ambiguity.

• currentlyadverb/ˈkʌrəntli/B1At the present time.কাছাকাছি: at present, now

  Currently I am living here since 2019.I have been living here since 2019.Currently belongs with the present tense. A stretch of time that began in the past and still continues needs the present perfect with since or for.

• presentlyadverb/ˈprezəntli/C1In Britain, soon; in America, at the present time.কাছাকাছি: shortly, currently

  Presently the office is closed, so come presently.The office is closed at the moment, so come back shortly.The word carries two opposite time senses across the Atlantic, so a sentence using both is unreadable. Say at present or currently for now, and shortly or soon for later, and the ambiguity disappears.

উদাহরণ — Example sentences

• I am busy now.

  আমি এখন ব্যস্ত।

• Now the rain has stopped.

  এখন বৃষ্টি থেমে গেছে।

• At present he is out of the country.

  বর্তমানে তিনি দেশের বাইরে।

• No seats are free at present.

  এখন কোনো আসন খালি নেই।

• She is currently studying in Dhaka.

  তিনি বর্তমানে ঢাকায় পড়াশোনা করছেন।

• The office is currently closed.

  অফিসটি বর্তমানে বন্ধ।