rarely
adverb/ˈreəli/CEFR B1কদাচিৎ, খুব কম
Meaning
Not often; almost never.
Example sentences
- He rarely eats fast food.সে কদাচিৎ ফাস্ট ফুড খায়।
- It rarely snows here.এখানে খুব কম তুষারপাত হয়।
- He rarely eats meat.সে কদাচিৎ মাংস খায়।
- We rarely see snow here.এখানে আমরা খুব কমই তুষার দেখি।
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently
Antonyms: often, frequently
Similar words, and what each means
- seldom
কদাচিৎ, বিরলভাবে
Not often; rarely.
- infrequently
কদাচিৎ, খুব কম
Not often; rarely.
- once in a blue moon
কালেভদ্রে, খুব কম
Very rarely; almost never.
Other English words for “কদাচিৎ, খুব কম”
- occasional
Happening sometimes but not often or regularly.
- seldom
Not often; rarely.
- infrequently
Not often; rarely.
- scarcely
Almost not at all.
- once in a blue moon
Very rarely; almost never.
Opposite words
- often
প্রায়ই
Many times; frequently.
- frequently
প্রায়ই, ঘন ঘন
Often; many times.
- usually
সাধারণত
Most of the time; in the normal way.
- generally
সাধারণত
In most cases; usually.
- constantly
ক্রমাগত, অবিরত
All the time; repeatedly.
- routinely
নিয়মিতভাবে, নিয়মমাফিক
As part of a regular routine; regularly.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- rareadjectiveদুর্লভ, বিরল
“rarely” elsewhere on EnglishBD
Learning them helps you sound natural when you shop, budget or talk about work — and stops you translating Bangla phrases literally, which rarely works.
English Idioms about Money →These food idioms rarely have anything to do with eating, so a word-for-word Bangla translation misleads you.
English Idioms about Food →For example, 'once in a blue moon' means very rarely — it has nothing to do with a blue-coloured moon.
English Idioms about Colours →
Where this word is used
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“rarely” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • গভীরভাবে; আগ্রহভরে
- • উপরতলায়, সিঁড়ির উপরে, উপরের তলায়
- • একবার, একসময়
- • কদাচিৎ, খুব কম
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কদাচিৎ, খুব কম — rarely (adverb) — কদাচিৎ, খুব কম. Not often; almost never.
Which word is closest in meaning to “rarely”?
- • quite
- • hence
- • flat out
- • seldom
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seldom — seldom — কদাচিৎ, বিরলভাবে. Not often; rarely.
Related words
- seldomকদাচিৎ, বিরলভাবেsynonym
- infrequentlyকদাচিৎ, খুব কমsynonym
- oftenপ্রায়ইantonym
- frequentlyপ্রায়ই, ঘন ঘনantonym
- raptureপরম উল্লাস, বিভোরতাnearby
- rareদুর্লভ, বিরলnearby
- rasgullaরসগোল্লাnearby
- rashফুসকুড়ি, চর্মের লাল দাগ, ত্বকে ফুসকুড়ি, র্যাশnearby
- rateহার, গতি, দরsame level
- ratherবরং, কিছুটাsame level
- rationবরাদ্দ, নির্দিষ্ট ভাগsame level
- rattleখটখট শব্দ করা, ঝুনঝুনিsame level