power

noun/ˈpaʊə/CEFR A2

ক্ষমতা, শক্তি

Meaning

The ability to control people or things, or great strength.

Example sentences

  • The king had great power.রাজার অনেক ক্ষমতা ছিল।
  • She has the power to change things.জিনিসগুলো বদলানোর ক্ষমতা তার আছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: strength, control, authority

Antonyms: weakness

Similar words, and what each means

  • strength

    শক্তি, সবলতা

    The quality of being physically strong, or a good quality somebody has.

  • control

    নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা

    To have power over something and direct how it works.

  • authority

    কর্তৃপক্ষ, ক্ষমতা

    The power or right to give orders and make decisions.

  • energy

    শক্তি, কর্মশক্তি

    The strength and power needed to be active and do things.

  • exponent

    সূচক, ঘাত

    A number showing how many times a base is multiplied by itself.

  • electricity

    বিদ্যুৎ, বিজলি

    A form of energy from charged particles, used to power lights and machines.

Other English words for “ক্ষমতা, শক্তি

  • authority

    The power or right to give orders and make decisions.

  • ability

    The power or skill to do something.

  • capability

    The power or ability to do something.

  • energy

    The strength and power needed to be active and do things.

  • strength

    The quality of being physically strong, or a good quality somebody has.

Opposite words

  • weakness

    দুর্বলতা

    A fault, or the state of not being strong.

Word family

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

  • powerfuladjectiveশক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান

power” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • What we call load-shedding, the rest of the English-speaking world calls a power cut or a blackout — and the verb for it is “cut off”: the electricity was cut off.

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  • Now try this instead: the tin roof going loud all at once, the smell that comes up off dry ground in the first minute, khichuri and the power out.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “power” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • সহনক্ষমতা, ধৈর্যশক্তি
    • মধ্যক
    • অসাড়তা, অবশ ভাব
    • ক্ষমতা, শক্তি
    Show the answer

    ক্ষমতা, শক্তিpower (noun) — ক্ষমতা, শক্তি. The ability to control people or things, or great strength.

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

    • knot
    • firefly
    • pestle
    • strength
    Show the answer

    strengthstrength — শক্তি, সবলতা. The quality of being physically strong, or a good quality somebody has.

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