forefather

noun/ˈfɔːfɑːðə/CEFR C1

পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি

Meaning

A person, especially a man, who was part of your family a long time ago.

Example sentences

Our forefathers built this town.আমাদের পূর্বপুরুষেরা এই শহর গড়েছিলেন।
He honours the memory of his forefathers.সে তার পূর্বপুরুষদের স্মৃতিকে সম্মান জানায়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: ancestor

Antonyms: descendant

Similar words, and what each means

ancestor
পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি
A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.

Other English words for “পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি”

ancestor
A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.
forebear
A person from whom you are descended.
precursor
Something that comes before and leads to the development of something else.
forerunner
A person or thing that existed before and prepared the way for something later.

Opposite words

descendant
বংশধর, উত্তরপুরুষ
A person who is related to someone who lived in the past.

Where this word is used

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“forefather” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ক্রিম রং, হালকা হলদেটে সাদা রং
- • বস্তা দৌড়
- • পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি
- • খাদ্যশস্য; সিরিয়াল
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পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি — forefather (noun) — পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি. A person, especially a man, who was part of your family a long time ago.
Which word is closest in meaning to “forefather”?
- • recruitment
- • shrine
- • ancestor
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ancestor — ancestor — পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি. A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.

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