dig

verb/dɪɡ/CEFR B1

খোঁড়া, খনন করা

Meaning

To make a hole in the ground by moving earth.

Example sentences

They dug a deep hole.তারা একটি গভীর গর্ত খুঁড়ল।
The dog is digging in the garden.কুকুরটি বাগানে খুঁড়ছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: excavate, burrow

Antonyms: fill, bury

Forms of “dig”

Base form: dig
Past simple: dug
Past participle: dug
-ing form: digging
Third person (he/she/it): digs

Similar words, and what each means

excavate
খনন করা, মাটি খুঁড়ে সরানো
To dig a large hole in the ground, often before building.
burrow
মাটির নিচে প্রাণীর গর্ত
A hole or tunnel that an animal digs in the ground to live in.

Other English words for “খোঁড়া, খনন করা”

excavation
The act of digging in the ground to remove earth, rock, or buried remains.
excavate
To dig a large hole in the ground, often before building.

Opposite words

fill
ভরা, পূর্ণ করা
To make something full.

“dig” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Around it sit the tools (spade, trowel, watering can, rake, secateurs) and the verbs (dig, plant, sow, water, weed, prune, mow, harvest).
English Vocabulary for the Garden →
Those chosen carry bricks, mix cement, dig earth, load trucks or break stone until evening.
A Day Labourer →
They dig canals before the monsoon.
dig — past tense and past participle →

Where this word is used

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“dig” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সতেজ করা, তাজা করা
- • ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া, টপকে যাওয়া
- • খোঁড়া, খনন করা
- • দমন করা, বশে আনা
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খোঁড়া, খনন করা — dig (verb) — খোঁড়া, খনন করা. To make a hole in the ground by moving earth.
Which word is closest in meaning to “dig”?
- • embrace
- • excavate
- • hurl
- • goggle
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excavate — excavate — খনন করা, মাটি খুঁড়ে সরানো. To dig a large hole in the ground, often before building.

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