short

adjective/ʃɔːt/CEFR A2

খাটো, বেঁটে

Meaning

Not tall; having little height.

Example sentences

  • He is short but very strong.সে খাটো কিন্তু খুব শক্তিশালী।
  • My sister is shorter than me.আমার বোন আমার চেয়ে খাটো।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: petite, stubby

Antonyms: tall

Forms of “short”

Positive
short
Comparative
shorter
Superlative
shortest

Similar words, and what each means

  • petite

    ছোটখাটো ও সুন্দর গড়নের (নারী)

    Small and slim, usually said of a woman.

  • stubby

    খাটো ও মোটা

    Short and thick.

  • low

    নিচু, নিম্ন

    Close to the ground, or small in level or amount.

  • brief

    সংক্ষিপ্ত, স্বল্পস্থায়ী, সংক্ষিপ্তভাবে অবহিত করা, নির্দেশনা দেওয়া

    Lasting only a short time; short.

  • hard-up

    অর্থকষ্টে থাকা, টানাটানিতে থাকা

    Having very little money, especially for a short period.

Opposite words

  • tall

    লম্বা

    Greater than average in height.

  • lengthy

    দীর্ঘ, লম্বা

    Very long, often too long, in time or size.

  • long

    লম্বা, দীর্ঘ

    Measuring a lot from one end to the other, or lasting a lot of time.

Word family

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

  • shortsnounশর্টস, হাফপ্যান্ট
  • shortlyadverbশিগগিরই; একটু পরেই

“short” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Learn each pair inside one short sentence you would actually say — 'I depend on my brother', 'I am afraid of dogs' — and the preposition comes back with the sentence.

    Appropriate Prepositions in English →

  • 'Run in the family' works for good things and bad ones alike — musical talent, height, short temper or an illness.

    English Idioms about Family →

  • The full sentence 'The grass is always greener on the other side' is a proverb, and people also use the short form 'the grass is greener' inside a sentence, as an idiom.

    English Idioms about Nature →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “short” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সুনির্দিষ্ট, নিখুঁত, যথাযথ
    • • খাটো, বেঁটে
    • • জাদুকরী, মায়াময়
    • • হিংস্র, প্রচণ্ড
    Show the answer

    খাটো, বেঁটে — short (adjective) — খাটো, বেঁটে. Not tall; having little height.

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

    • • unrivalled
    • • rude
    • • petite
    • • valid
    Show the answer

    petite — petite — ছোটখাটো ও সুন্দর গড়নের (নারী). Small and slim, usually said of a woman.

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