primary

adjective/ˈpraɪməri/CEFR B2

প্রাথমিক, প্রধান

Meaning

Most important, or first in order or time.

Example sentences

Our primary goal is quality education.আমাদের প্রধান লক্ষ্য মানসম্মত শিক্ষা।
Children start at primary school.শিশুরা প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ে শুরু করে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: main, chief, principal

Antonyms: secondary

Similar words, and what each means

main
প্রধান, মূল
Largest or most important.
chief
প্রধান, মুখ্য; নেতা, প্রধান ব্যক্তি
Most important; or the person who leads a group.
principal
অধ্যক্ষ, প্রধান, মূল টাকা, আসল
The head of a school or college.
basic
মৌলিক, প্রাথমিক
Forming the simplest or most important part.
paramount
সর্বাধিক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, সর্বোচ্চ
More important than anything else; supreme.

Other English words for “প্রাথমিক, প্রধান”

basic
Forming the simplest or most important part.
early
Before the usual or expected time.
fundamental
Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
preliminary
Happening before a main event or action as preparation.
initial
Happening at the beginning of something.
major
Very large or important compared with others.

Word family

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

primarilyadverbপ্রাথমিকভাবে, প্রধানত

“primary” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Question: 'Some people believe that children should start learning a foreign language at primary school.'
Paraphrasing for IELTS: Four Techniques That Work →
Position language: 'A primary school stands adjacent to the mosque, in the north-west of the village.'
IELTS Writing Task 1: Map Questions →
The three primary ones are be (am, is, are, was, were), do (do, does, did) and have (have, has, had).
Auxiliary Verbs (Be, Do, Have) →

Where this word is used

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“primary” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • অন্য
- • তিনগুণ
- • প্রাথমিক, প্রধান
- • নিরাপদ
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প্রাথমিক, প্রধান — primary (adjective) — প্রাথমিক, প্রধান. Most important, or first in order or time.
Which word is closest in meaning to “primary”?
- • destitute
- • main
- • studious
- • unwise
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main — main — প্রধান, মূল. Largest or most important.

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