read
verb/riːd/CEFR A1পড়া
Meaning
To look at words and understand their meaning.
Example sentences
- I read a book every night.আমি প্রতি রাতে একটা বই পড়ি।
- She is reading the newspaper.সে খবরের কাগজ পড়ছে।
Synonyms & antonyms
Forms of “read”
- Base form
- read
- Past simple
- read
- Past participle
- read
- -ing form
- reading
- Third person (he/she/it)
- reads
Similar words, and what each means
Other English words for “পড়া”
- fall
To drop down toward the ground, or to become lower.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- readyadjectiveপ্রস্তুত, তৈরি
- readinessnounপ্রস্তুতি; সম্মতি
- readershipnounপাঠকসংখ্যা, পাঠকগোষ্ঠী
Idioms using “read”
- To read between the lines
ভেতরের অর্থ বোঝা
“read” elsewhere on EnglishBD
'Come across' has two meanings: to find something by chance ('I came across a photo') and to give an impression ('she comes across as friendly'). Read the sentence to choose.
Phrasal Verbs with Come →Fill in the idiom: I read a magazine to ___ ___ at the doctor's office.
English Idioms about Time →The present perfect (I have read this book) focuses on the completed result; the present perfect continuous (I have been reading this book) focuses on the ongoing activity and its duration.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“read” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উদ্বিগ্ন হওয়া, ছটফট করা
- • পড়া
- • ধ্বংসের মুখ থেকে উদ্ধার করা
- • সাহায্য করা
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পড়া — read (verb) — পড়া. To look at words and understand their meaning.
Which word is closest in meaning to “read”?
- • explore
- • dismay
- • study
- • pace
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study — study — পড়াশোনা করা, অধ্যয়ন করা. To learn about a subject by reading and practising.
Related words
- studyপড়াশোনা করা, অধ্যয়ন করাsynonym
- peruseমনোযোগ দিয়ে পড়া বা দেখাsynonym
- reactপ্রতিক্রিয়া দেখানোnearby
- reactionবিক্রিয়াnearby
- read upকোনো বিষয়ে পড়ে জেনে নেওয়াnearby
- readershipপাঠকসংখ্যা, পাঠকগোষ্ঠীnearby
- readyপ্রস্তুত, তৈরিsame level
- redলালsame level
- restaurantরেস্তোরাঁ, রেস্টুরেন্টsame level
- rickshawরিকশা, প্যাডেলচালিত যানsame level
- rideচড়া, বাহন চালানোsame level
- riverনদীsame level