jail

noun, verb/dʒeɪl/CEFR B1

কারাগার, জেল; কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া

Meaning

A place where people are locked up as punishment, or to put somebody there.

Example sentences

He spent two years in jail.সে দুই বছর জেলে কাটিয়েছে।
The court jailed him for fraud.আদালত তাকে জালিয়াতির দায়ে কারাদণ্ড দিলেন।

A common mistake

He was sent to the jail for two years.→He was sent to jail for two years.

As an institution jail takes no article, like school and hospital. The jail means one particular building.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: prison, incarcerate

Antonyms: freedom

Similar words, and what each means

prison
কারাগার, জেল
A building where criminals are kept as punishment.
incarcerate
কারারুদ্ধ করা, কারাগারে আটক রাখা
To put or keep someone in prison.

Other English words for “কারাগার, জেল; কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া”

prison
A building where criminals are kept as punishment.

Opposite words

freedom
স্বাধীনতা, মুক্তি
The state of being free to act, speak, and think as you wish.

“jail” elsewhere on EnglishBD

It can also mean escaping (prisoners broke out of jail) or, informally, developing spots (I broke out in a rash).
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The story is about a man who takes other people's places in jail.
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The criminal was sent to jail.
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Where this word is used

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“jail” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • মিথ্যা, শোয়া, শুয়ে থাকা
- • কারাগার, জেল; কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া
- • ফালি, পটি; খুলে ফেলা
- • পেছনের ঢাকনা দরজা, টেইলগেট, সামনের গাড়ির খুব কাছাকাছি চালানো
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কারাগার, জেল; কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া — jail (noun, verb) — কারাগার, জেল; কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া. A place where people are locked up as punishment, or to put somebody there.
Which word is closest in meaning to “jail”?
- • prison
- • concern
- • park
- • hint
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prison — prison — কারাগার, জেল. A building where criminals are kept as punishment.

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