positive

adjective/ˈpɒzətɪv/CEFR B1

ইতিবাচক, আশাবাদী; নিশ্চিত

Meaning

Hopeful and confident, or completely sure about something.

Example sentences

Try to keep a positive attitude.ইতিবাচক মনোভাব রাখার চেষ্টা করো।
I am positive that I locked the door.আমি নিশ্চিত যে আমি দরজা বন্ধ করেছি।

A common mistake

I am positive about I will pass.→I am positive that I will pass.

A whole clause follows that, not about. About takes a noun: positive about the result.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: optimistic, hopeful, certain

Antonyms: negative, doubtful

Similar words, and what each means

optimistic
আশাবাদী
Hopeful that good things will happen.
hopeful
আশাবাদী
Believing that something good will happen.
certain
নিশ্চিত
Sure about something without any doubt.

Other English words for “ইতিবাচক, আশাবাদী; নিশ্চিত”

optimistic
Hopeful that good things will happen.
hopeful
Believing that something good will happen.
upbeat
Cheerful and positive in mood or tone.
certain
Sure about something without any doubt.
definitive
Final and certain, with no possibility of change or doubt.
sure
Certain about something, without doubt.

Opposite words

negative
নেগেটিভ, ফিল্মের বিপরীত-রঙের ছবি
A developed piece of film in which light and dark areas are reversed.
doubtful
সন্দেহজনক, অনিশ্চিত, সন্দিহান
Not certain, or unlikely to happen.

Word family

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

positivitynounইতিবাচকতা, ইতিবাচক মনোভাব
positverbধরে নেওয়া, প্রস্তাব করা (তর্কের খাতিরে)

“positive” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The positive can is reduced and dull; can't keeps a full, clear vowel and is usually a little longer.
Weak Forms in English: Why Small Words Disappear →
It means that every bad or difficult situation has some positive side — প্রতিটি খারাপের মধ্যেও ভালো কিছু থাকে।
English Idioms about Weather →
'Speak your mind' is positive and direct; 'talk behind someone's back' is negative and secretive.
English Idioms about Communication →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“positive” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • বায়না-ধরা, খিটখিটে
- • অতিপ্রাকৃত
- • ইতিবাচক, আশাবাদী; নিশ্চিত
- • গা ছমছমে, রহস্যময় ভীতিকর
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ইতিবাচক, আশাবাদী; নিশ্চিত — positive (adjective) — ইতিবাচক, আশাবাদী; নিশ্চিত. Hopeful and confident, or completely sure about something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “positive”?
- • yeasty
- • optimistic
- • underweight
- • crabby
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optimistic — optimistic — আশাবাদী. Hopeful that good things will happen.

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