narrow

adjective/ˈnærəʊ/CEFR A2

সরু, সংকীর্ণ

Meaning

Measuring a small distance from one side to the other.

Example sentences

This is a narrow street.এটা একটা সরু গলি।
The bridge is too narrow.সেতুটা খুব সরু।
They walked down a narrow street.তারা একটি সরু রাস্তা ধরে হাঁটল।
The bridge is too narrow for trucks.সেতুটি ট্রাকের জন্য খুব সরু।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: thin, tight, slim

Antonyms: wide, broad

Similar words, and what each means

thin
পাতলা, সরু
Not thick; having little width between two sides.
tight
আঁটসাঁট, টাইট
Fitting closely to the body.
slim
ছিপছিপে, পাতলা গড়নের, সরু, রোগা
Thin in an attractive, healthy way.

Other English words for “সরু, সংকীর্ণ”

thin
Not thick; having little width between two sides.
slim
Thin in an attractive, healthy way.
slender
Thin in an attractive, graceful way.

Opposite words

wide
চওড়া, প্রশস্ত
Measuring a lot from one side to the other.
broad
চওড়া, প্রশস্ত
Wide, especially of shoulders or the body.
broaden
প্রসারিত করা, বিস্তৃত করা
To become wider, or to make something wider or more general.
widen
চওড়া করা, প্রশস্ত হওয়া
To become wider, or to make something wider.

“narrow” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Comparing the two dates in one sentence: 'While the area was almost entirely agricultural in 1995, by 2020 only a narrow strip of farmland remained.'
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/v/ is a fricative: the top teeth rest on the inside of the lower lip, the air keeps flowing through that narrow gap, and the throat vibrates — you can hold it for five seconds.
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- • ননি তোলা
- • সরু, সংকীর্ণ
- • প্রতারণাপূর্ণ, বিভ্রান্তিকর
- • অধ্যবসায়ী, নিষ্ঠাবান
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সরু, সংকীর্ণ — narrow (adjective) — সরু, সংকীর্ণ. Measuring a small distance from one side to the other.
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thin — thin — পাতলা, সরু. Not thick; having little width between two sides.

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