burnt

adjective/bɜːnt/CEFR B1

পোড়া, ঝলসানো

Meaning

Damaged or destroyed by fire or heat.

Example sentences

The burnt rice had to be thrown away.পোড়া ভাত ফেলে দিতে হলো।
There is a burnt smell in the kitchen.রান্নাঘরে পোড়া গন্ধ।

A common mistake

The rice was burned and the toast was burnt.→The rice was burnt and the toast was burnt.

Burnt and burned are both correct; British English prefers burnt. Mixing them in one sentence is what looks wrong.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: charred, smoky

Similar words, and what each means

charred
পুড়ে কালচে হওয়া
Burnt black on the outside.
smoky
ধোঁয়াটে স্বাদযুক্ত
Having the taste or smell of smoke.

Other English words for “পোড়া, ঝলসানো”

grill
To cook food over or under direct heat, often on metal bars.
roast
To cook meat or vegetables with dry heat in an oven or over a fire.

“burnt” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Rumours spread on it have led to houses being burnt and people being killed in this country, because a false post travels further than the correction that follows.
Social Media →
She burnt the midnight oil for a month before the test.
To burn the midnight oil →
She scoured the burnt pan with steel wool.
scour — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“burnt” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • হাতে কাটা (সুতা)
- • গাঢ় আকাশি নীল রং
- • প্রাথমিক, প্রারম্ভিক
- • পোড়া, ঝলসানো
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পোড়া, ঝলসানো — burnt (adjective) — পোড়া, ঝলসানো. Damaged or destroyed by fire or heat.
Which word is closest in meaning to “burnt”?
- • loaded
- • undisclosed
- • charred
- • well-groomed
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charred — charred — পুড়ে কালচে হওয়া. Burnt black on the outside.

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