hear

verb/hɪə(r)/CEFR A1

শোনা

Meaning

To notice a sound with your ears.

Example sentences

I cannot hear you properly.আমি তোমার কথা ঠিকমতো শুনতে পাচ্ছি না।
Did you hear the news?তুমি কি খবরটা শুনেছ?

A common mistake

I am hearing music now.→I am listening to music now.

hear মানে কানে আসা, ইচ্ছে ছাড়াই। মন দিয়ে শোনা হলো listen, আর তার পরে to লাগে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: listen

Forms of “hear”

Base form: hear
Past simple: heard
Past participle: heard
-ing form: hearing
Third person (he/she/it): hears

Similar words, and what each means

listen
শোনা, মন দিয়ে শোনা
To pay attention to a sound with your ears.

Other English words for “শোনা”

listen
To pay attention to a sound with your ears.
streaming
Watching or listening to media over the internet without downloading it first.

Word family

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

hearingnounশ্রবণশক্তি, শোনার ক্ষমতা

“hear” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Sit in on any interview in Dhaka and you will hear the first line: “Myself Rahim, I am from Barishal.” It is said with confidence, it is said by good students, and it is not English.
Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself →
'Not out of the woods yet' is the form you will hear most — it says the danger has reduced but has not gone.
English Idioms about Nature →
Form, note, table and flow-chart completion all work the same way: you write words you hear into gaps, obeying a stated word limit such as 'NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER'.
IELTS Listening: Form and Note Completion →

Where this word is used

শোনা — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“hear” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • (কোনো কিছু থেকে) অর্থ উপার্জন করা, মুনাফায় রূপান্তর করা
- • শোনা
- • নরম করা, কোমল হওয়া
- • আত্মিক বন্ধন গড়া, ঘনিষ্ঠ হওয়া
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শোনা — hear (verb) — শোনা. To notice a sound with your ears.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hear”?
- • dally
- • listen
- • nip
- • represent
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listen — listen — শোনা, মন দিয়ে শোনা. To pay attention to a sound with your ears.

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