dictionary

noun/ˈdɪkʃənri/CEFR A2

অভিধান

Meaning

A book or website listing words with their meanings.

Example sentences

Look the word up in a dictionary.শব্দটি অভিধানে দেখে নাও।
This dictionary gives Bangla meanings too.এই অভিধানে বাংলা অর্থও দেওয়া আছে।
He keeps a dictionary on his desk.সে টেবিলে একটি অভিধান রাখে।

A common mistake

See this word in the dictionary.→Look this word up in the dictionary.

অভিধানে শব্দ 'see' করা হয় না — 'look up' করা হয়। এটি separable phrasal verb: 'look it up', 'look up it' নয়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: lexicon

Similar words, and what each means

lexicon
শব্দভাণ্ডার, অভিধান
All the words of a language or a field, or a dictionary of them.

Other English words for “অভিধান”

lexicon
All the words of a language or a field, or a dictionary of them.

“dictionary” elsewhere on EnglishBD

When you are unsure, check the word in a dictionary — a good entry always shows the preposition it takes.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →
If you are unsure, check a dictionary: it shows the past and the participle right after the entry when they are irregular.
Irregular Verbs in English (V1, V2, V3) →
Extensive: reading twenty pages of an easy storybook in one sitting without a dictionary.
Extensive vs Intensive Reading →

Where this word is used

অভিধান — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“dictionary” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ডিপো, গুদাম; বাস বা ট্রেনের ঘাঁটি
- • প্রভাবশালী ব্যবসায়ী, ধনকুবের
- • সম্পত্তি; ধর্ম, বৈশিষ্ট্য
- • অভিধান
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অভিধান — dictionary (noun) — অভিধান. A book or website listing words with their meanings.
Which word is closest in meaning to “dictionary”?
- • lexicon
- • burglar
- • consciousness
- • papier-mache
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lexicon — lexicon — শব্দভাণ্ডার, অভিধান. All the words of a language or a field, or a dictionary of them.

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