listeners

noun/ˈlɪsənəz/CEFR B1

শ্রোতা, শ্রোতৃবৃন্দ

Meaning

The people who listen to a programme, a speech or music.

Example sentences

  • The radio station has millions of listeners.রেডিও স্টেশনটির লক্ষ লক্ষ শ্রোতা আছে।
  • The speaker thanked her listeners.বক্তা তার শ্রোতাদের ধন্যবাদ দিলেন।

A common mistake

The radio has many audiences.→The radio has many listeners.

An audience is one whole group. The people inside it are listeners or viewers; many audiences means several separate crowds.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: audience

Similar words, and what each means

  • audience

    দর্শক, শ্রোতা, দর্শক-শ্রোতা, দর্শকমণ্ডলী

    The people who watch or listen to a show.

Other English words for “শ্রোতা, শ্রোতৃবৃন্দ”

  • audience

    The people who watch or listen to a show.

Word family

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

  • listenverbশোনা, মন দিয়ে শোনা

“listeners” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • English /t/ at the start of a word or a stressed syllable is aspirated; an unaspirated t lands in the space where English listeners expect /d/, so time is heard as dime.

    T and D Sound in English →

  • Knowing where they sit in the sentence is the part that takes practice, and it is the part examiners and listeners actually notice.

    Adverbs of Frequency →

  • Without one, listeners may think you mean something happening right now.

    Present Continuous for the Future →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “listeners” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ওহম, বৈদ্যুতিক রোধের একক
    • • মাটি ঢেকে রাখা নিচু ছড়ানো গাছ, গ্রাউন্ডকভার
    • • শ্রোতা, শ্রোতৃবৃন্দ
    • • টেরাপিন (মিঠাপানির ছোট কচ্ছপ)
    Show the answer

    শ্রোতা, শ্রোতৃবৃন্দ — listeners (noun) — শ্রোতা, শ্রোতৃবৃন্দ. The people who listen to a programme, a speech or music.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “listeners”?

    • • log
    • • revolution
    • • audience
    • • pill
    Show the answer

    audience — audience — দর্শক, শ্রোতা, দর্শক-শ্রোতা, দর্শকমণ্ডলী. The people who watch or listen to a show.

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