প্রায়

ইংরেজি অর্থ — English meaning

আরও যেসব ইংরেজি শব্দে প্রায় বোঝায়

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

• almostadverb/ˈɔːlməʊst/A2Very close to but not quite.কাছাকাছি: nearly, practically
• nearlyadverb/ˈnɪəli/A2Almost; not completely.কাছাকাছি: almost, approximately
• approximateadjective, verb/əˈprɒksɪmət/B2Close to the real figure but not exact.কাছাকাছি: estimate
• approximatelyadverb/əˈprɒksɪmətli/B2Used to show that an amount is not exact.কাছাকাছি: roughly, about
• practicallyadverb/ˈpræktɪkli/B2Almost, or in terms of what actually happens rather than theory.কাছাকাছি: almost, virtually

  He practically finished the work — every last page.He practically finished the work — only two pages were left.The commonest sense is almost, which means something is still missing. If you mean he did it in a hands-on way, say in practice or in a practical way, so the reader is not left wondering.

• roughlyadverb/ˈrʌfli/B2Approximately; not exactly.কাছাকাছি: approximately, about
• virtuallyadverb/ˈvɜːtʃuəli/B2Almost completely, or by means of a computer rather than in person.কাছাকাছি: practically, almost

  The room was virtually full, so nobody could get a seat.The room was virtually full, so only a few seats were left.Virtually means almost, so something remains. The computing sense is newer and does not replace the older one — virtually impossible still means nearly impossible, not impossible online.

উদাহরণ — Example sentences

• We talked about the exam.

  আমরা পরীক্ষা নিয়ে কথা বলেছি।

• It costs about five hundred taka.

  এর দাম প্রায় পাঁচশো টাকা।

• Almost everyone came to the party.

  প্রায় সবাই পার্টিতে এসেছিল।

• I almost forgot your name.

  আমি প্রায় তোমার নাম ভুলে গিয়েছিলাম।

• It is nearly midnight.

  প্রায় মাঝরাত হয়ে গেছে।

• I have nearly finished my homework.

  আমি প্রায় আমার বাড়ির কাজ শেষ করেছি।