medicine

noun/ˈmedsn/CEFR A2

ওষুধ, ঔষধ

Meaning

A substance you take to treat an illness.

Example sentences

Take your medicine after meals.খাবারের পর তোমার ওষুধ খেও।
This medicine cured his fever.এই ওষুধ তার জ্বর সারিয়ে দিল।

A common mistake

Did you eat your medicine?→Did you take your medicine?

ইংরেজিতে ওষুধ eat নয়, take করা হয়। বাংলায় 'ওষুধ খাওয়া' বলা হয় বলেই ভুলটা হয়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: medication, drug, remedy

Similar words, and what each means

medication
ঔষধ, ওষুধ, চিকিৎসার ঔষধ
Medicine given to treat an illness.
drug
ওষুধ, ঔষধ, মাদক
A medicine, or a substance that changes how the body works.
remedy
প্রতিকার, ওষুধ, ঔষধ, ওষুধ বা চিকিৎসা
A medicine or treatment that cures a disease or relieves pain.

Other English words for “ওষুধ, ঔষধ”

drug
A medicine, or a substance that changes how the body works.
remedy
A medicine or treatment that cures a disease or relieves pain.
medication
Medicine given to treat an illness.

“medicine” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Take this medicine after lunch.
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She wishes she had studied medicine.
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Where this word is used

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“medicine” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ওষুধ, ঔষধ
- • কাঠের কুচি বা চিলতে, ভেঙে যাওয়া সরু ধারালো টুকরো
- • অল্টারনেটর, পরিবর্তী বিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদক
- • হোটেলের মালিক বা পরিচালক
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ওষুধ, ঔষধ — medicine (noun) — ওষুধ, ঔষধ. A substance you take to treat an illness.
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medication — medication — ঔষধ, ওষুধ, চিকিৎসার ঔষধ. Medicine given to treat an illness.

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