idea

noun/aɪˈdɪə/CEFR B1

ধারণা, চিন্তা

Meaning

A thought or plan formed in the mind.

Example sentences

That is a good idea.এটা একটা ভালো ধারণা।
I have an idea for the project.প্রকল্পটির জন্য আমার একটা ধারণা আছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: thought, notion, concept

Similar words, and what each means

thought
চিন্তা, ভাবনা
An idea or opinion produced by thinking.
notion
ধারণা, ভাবনা
A belief or idea about something.
concept
ধারণা
An abstract idea or general understanding of something.
theory
তত্ত্ব
A set of ideas used to explain how or why something happens.

Other English words for “ধারণা, চিন্তা”

concept
An abstract idea or general understanding of something.
notion
A belief or idea about something.
feeling
Something you feel in the body or the mind, or an idea you cannot fully explain.
thought
An idea or opinion produced by thinking.
concern
Worry about something important, or to be about a particular subject.

“idea” 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? →
You met this idea years ago in Bangla class and under a Bangla name: সকর্মক and অকর্মক.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs →
'Old hat' is mildly dismissive — it says an idea is out of date, so avoid it about someone's proposal in a meeting.
English Idioms about Clothes →

Where this word is used

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“idea” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পূর্বশর্ত
- • একঘেয়েমি, একরকম হওয়ার ভাব
- • ধারণা, চিন্তা
- • পদক্ষেপ গোনার যন্ত্র
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ধারণা, চিন্তা — idea (noun) — ধারণা, চিন্তা. A thought or plan formed in the mind.
Which word is closest in meaning to “idea”?
- • lining
- • knot
- • thought
- • firefly
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thought — thought — চিন্তা, ভাবনা. An idea or opinion produced by thinking.

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