relation

noun/rɪˈleɪʃn/CEFR B1

সম্পর্ক

Meaning

The way two people, groups or things are connected.

Example sentences

  • There is a close relation between diet and health.খাদ্যাভ্যাস ও স্বাস্থ্যের মধ্যে ঘনিষ্ঠ সম্পর্ক আছে।
  • The two countries have good relations.দুই দেশের সম্পর্ক ভালো।
  • His work bears no relation to his degree.তার কাজের সঙ্গে ডিগ্রির কোনো সম্পর্ক নেই।

A common mistake

All my relations came to the wedding.→All my relatives came to the wedding.

আত্মীয় বোঝাতে relative, relation নয় — relation মানে সম্পর্ক। দক্ষিণ এশিয়ায় এই ভুলটি খুব প্রচলিত।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: connection, link

Similar words, and what each means

  • connection

    কানেকশন (সংযোগ)

    A link that lets phones or devices communicate over a network.

  • link

    লিংক, সংযোগ

    A web address you click to open a page.

Other English words for “সম্পর্ক”

  • bond

    A strong feeling of friendship or love that joins people.

  • relationship

    The way in which two people are connected or feel about each other.

Word family

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

  • relationshipnounসম্পর্ক
  • relayverbরিলে করা (বার্তা/সংকেত পৌঁছে দেওয়া)

“relation” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • A preposition of place fixes where one thing sits in relation to another.

    Prepositions of Place →

  • It is neither. The seeds come from a flowering plant with no relation to onions or to cumin — 'onion seed' is simply a mislabelling that stuck to the packets and never went away.

    nigella — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “relation” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সুদ (এছাড়া: আগ্রহ), সুদ
    • • যাত্রা, ভ্রমণ
    • • জঙ্গল, গহিন বন
    • • সম্পর্ক
    Show the answer

    সম্পর্ক — relation (noun) — সম্পর্ক. The way two people, groups or things are connected.

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

    • • subcontractor
    • • gaiety
    • • connection
    • • wretchedness
    Show the answer

    connection — connection — কানেকশন (সংযোগ). A link that lets phones or devices communicate over a network.

Related words