occasional

adjective/əˈkeɪʒənl/CEFR B1

মাঝেমধ্যের, কদাচিৎ

Meaning

Happening sometimes but not often or regularly.

Example sentences

  • We take occasional trips.আমরা মাঝেমধ্যে ভ্রমণে যাই।
  • There was occasional rain.মাঝেমধ্যে বৃষ্টি হচ্ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: infrequent, irregular

Antonyms: frequent, constant

Similar words, and what each means

  • infrequent

    কদাচিৎ ঘটে এমন

    Not happening often.

  • irregular

    অনিয়মিত; নিয়মবিরুদ্ধ

    Not happening at even intervals, or not following the usual rule.

  • sporadic

    বিক্ষিপ্ত, মাঝেমধ্যে ঘটমান

    Happening at irregular intervals; not regular.

Other English words for “মাঝেমধ্যের, কদাচিৎ”

Opposite words

  • frequent

    ঘনঘন, বারবার ঘটা

    Happening often.

  • constant

    অবিরাম, নিরন্তর

    Happening all the time; not changing.

  • unceasing

    অবিরত, অবিরাম

    Never stopping; continuous.

  • incessant

    অবিরাম, অনর্গল

    Continuing without stopping, often in an annoying way.

Word family

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

  • occasionnounউপলক্ষ
  • occasionallyadverbমাঝে মাঝে, কখনো কখনো

“occasional” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • That is why “once in a blue moon” means rarely, and why the article matters: once in A blue moon, because it is one of those occasional moons, not a particular one.

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  • Band 7 asks for a flexible range, some less common words used with awareness of collocation and style, and only occasional errors in word choice, word formation or spelling.

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  • Regular short listening trains your ear far faster than occasional marathons.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “occasional” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিরতিহীন, একটানা
    • • মাঝেমধ্যের, কদাচিৎ
    • • চমকে ওঠা স্বভাবের, স্নায়বিক
    • • বেনামি, অজ্ঞাতনামা
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    মাঝেমধ্যের, কদাচিৎ — occasional (adjective) — মাঝেমধ্যের, কদাচিৎ. Happening sometimes but not often or regularly.

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

    • • infrequent
    • • skeptical
    • • unattainable
    • • indecipherable
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    infrequent — infrequent — কদাচিৎ ঘটে এমন. Not happening often.

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