familiar

adjective/fəˈmɪliə/CEFR B1

পরিচিত, চেনা

Meaning

Well known to you; often seen or heard before.

Example sentences

Her face looks familiar.তার মুখটা চেনা চেনা লাগছে।
This place is familiar to me.জায়গাটা আমার পরিচিত।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: well-known, recognizable

Antonyms: unfamiliar, strange

Similar words, and what each means

well-known
সুপরিচিত, বিখ্যাত
Known by many people.
recognizable
চেনা যায় এমন
Easy to identify because you have seen or known it before.
acquainted
পরিচিত
Knowing someone slightly, or knowing about something.

Other English words for “পরিচিত, চেনা”

acquainted
Knowing someone slightly, or knowing about something.
know
To have information in your mind, or to be familiar with somebody.

Opposite words

strange
অদ্ভুত, অচেনা
Unusual or surprising; hard to understand.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

familiariseverbপরিচিত করা

“familiar” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Bangla keeps the two ideas in separate words — ক্লান্ত against ক্লান্তিকর — so the idea itself is familiar.
-ed and -ing Adjectives: Bored or Boring? →
Read a transcript aloud using contractions, then listen again — the shapes start to feel familiar.
Contractions in Spoken English: Hearing 's, 'd, 'll and 've →
The loudspeaker itself distorts the sound and adds echo, and the announcer speaks quickly because the message is scripted and familiar to them.
How to Understand Airport and Station Announcements in English →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“familiar” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উল্লম্ব, খাড়া
- • বিচক্ষণ, দূরদর্শী
- • শ্বাসকষ্টে হাঁপানো, দমবন্ধ ভাব
- • পরিচিত, চেনা
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পরিচিত, চেনা — familiar (adjective) — পরিচিত, চেনা. Well known to you; often seen or heard before.
Which word is closest in meaning to “familiar”?
- • yummy
- • well-known
- • obese
- • blithe
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well-known — well-known — সুপরিচিত, বিখ্যাত. Known by many people.

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