death

noun/deθ/CEFR A2

মৃত্যু

Meaning

The end of life.

Example sentences

  • His death shocked the whole village.তার মৃত্যু পুরো গ্রামকে স্তব্ধ করে দিয়েছিল।
  • She was sad after the death of her father.বাবার মৃত্যুর পর সে বিষণ্ণ ছিল।
  • The accident caused three deaths.দুর্ঘটনায় তিনজনের মৃত্যু হয়।

A common mistake

He died a sudden death yesterday, I heard the death news.→He died suddenly yesterday. I heard the news of his death.

ইংরেজিতে 'death news' গঠনটি চলে না — বলতে হয় 'the news of his death'। আর 'died a death' বাহুল্য।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: passing, demise

Antonyms: birth, life

Similar words, and what each means

  • demise

    অবসান, বিলুপ্তি

    The end or failure of something, or a person's death.

Opposite words

  • birth

    জন্ম

    The act of being born.

  • life

    জীবন

    The time a person is alive, or the way they live.

“death” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • In Bangladesh it has become one of the commonest causes of death among the young, and hardly a day passes without a report of a bus overturning or a truck crushing a motorcycle.

    Road Accident →

  • Neighbours know one another, a wedding or a death brings the whole village out, and children swim in the river after school.

    My Village →

  • The effects appear only after years: dark spots and hard patches on the palms and feet, then sores that do not heal, then cancers of the skin, lung and bladder, and finally death.

    Arsenic Problem →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “death” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ছুরি ধার দেওয়ার পাথর, পাথর
    • • পরমানন্দ, বিভোরতা
    • • অপরাধী প্রত্যর্পণ
    • • মৃত্যু
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    মৃত্যু — death (noun) — মৃত্যু. The end of life.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “death”?

    • • translator
    • • portrait
    • • demise
    • • courtship
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    demise — demise — অবসান, বিলুপ্তি. The end or failure of something, or a person's death.

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