quietly
adverb/ˈkwaɪətli/CEFR A2নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ
Meaning
Making little noise, or without drawing attention.
Example sentences
- She closed the door quietly.সে নিঃশব্দে দরজাটা বন্ধ করল।
- He quietly paid the school fees for years.বছরের পর বছর চুপচাপ সে স্কুলের ফি দিয়ে গেছে।
Common phrases with “quietly”
- speak quietlyআস্তে কথা বলা
- sit quietlyচুপচাপ বসা
- quietly confidentশান্ত আত্মবিশ্বাসী
A common mistake
He was quietly about his illness for months.→He was quiet about his illness for months.
Quietly describes a verb — she spoke quietly. After be, was or seemed, the adjective quiet is needed. The useful phrase quietly confident means sure of yourself without saying so.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: stealthily, softly
Antonyms: loudly
Similar words, and what each means
- stealthily
নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে
Moving quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- softly
মৃদুস্বরে; নরমভাবে
In a quiet or gentle way.
Other English words for “নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ”
- stealthily
Moving quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- quietadjectiveশান্ত, নীরব
“quietly” elsewhere on EnglishBD
That is what appropriate prepositions really are: not a topic, but a long list of places where translating word by word quietly fails.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →The extra three are not new ideas — they were all sitting inside Bangla's অব্যয়, which quietly holds prepositions, conjunctions and interjections in one bag.
Parts of Speech in English →Reading is faster than listening, so whenever text is on the screen your eyes finish the line before your ears reach it, and your ears quietly do nothing.
How to Use Subtitles to Improve Your English Listening →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“quietly” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • নিশ্চিতভাবে, অবশ্যই
- • অনিবার্যভাবে, এড়ানো যায়নি এমনভাবে
- • নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ
- • একইভাবে, তেমনি
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নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ — quietly (adverb) — নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ. Making little noise, or without drawing attention.
Which word is closest in meaning to “quietly”?
- • how
- • formerly
- • enough
- • stealthily
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stealthily — stealthily — নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে. Moving quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
Related words
- stealthilyনিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারেsynonym
- softlyমৃদুস্বরে; নরমভাবেsynonym
- quietশান্ত, নীরবnearby
- quietenশান্ত করা, চুপ করানোnearby
- quiffসামনে উঁচু করে আঁচড়ানো চুলের ঢেউnearby
- quiltলেপ, কাঁথাnearby
- quiteবেশ, অনেকটাsame level
- quizকুইজ, ছোট পরীক্ষাsame level
- rabbitখরগোশsame level
- racketর্যাকেটsame level
- radishমুলাsame level
- railroadরেলপথ (আমেরিকান শব্দ)same level