friend

noun/frend/CEFR A1

বন্ধু

Meaning

A person you like and enjoy spending time with.

Example sentences

He is my good friend.সে আমার ভালো বন্ধু।
I met my friend at school.আমি স্কুলে আমার বন্ধুর সাথে দেখা করেছি।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: companion

Antonyms: enemy

Similar words, and what each means

companion
সঙ্গী
A person who spends time with you or travels with you.
mate
সঙ্গী, বন্ধু
A friend or companion (informal).

Other English words for “বন্ধু”

mate
A friend or companion (informal).
pal
An informal word for a friend.

Opposite words

enemy
শত্রু
A person or group that opposes or wishes harm to another.
stranger
অপরিচিত ব্যক্তি
A person you do not know.
foe
শত্রু
An enemy, in formal or literary English.

Word family

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

friendlyadjectiveবন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ, মিশুক
friendshipnounবন্ধুত্ব
friendlinessnounবন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ আচরণ

Idioms using “friend”

A fair weather friend
সুসময়ের বন্ধু

“friend” elsewhere on EnglishBD

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The second is that whichever your friend chose must be right.
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Where this word is used

Check yourself

“friend” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সুনাম, খ্যাতি
- • টিকা, টিকাদান
- • বন্ধু
- • পাটিগণিতের দক্ষতা
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বন্ধু — friend (noun) — বন্ধু. A person you like and enjoy spending time with.
Which word is closest in meaning to “friend”?
- • stage-show
- • companion
- • repertoire
- • fade
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companion — companion — সঙ্গী. A person who spends time with you or travels with you.

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