straight

adjective/streɪt/CEFR A2

সোজা, সরল

Meaning

Going in one direction without bending or curving.

Example sentences

Draw a straight line.একটা সোজা রেখা আঁকো।
Walk straight down this road.এই রাস্তা ধরে সোজা হাঁটো।
The road is long and straight.রাস্তাটি লম্বা ও সোজা।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: direct, level

Antonyms: curved, crooked

Similar words, and what each means

direct
সরাসরি, প্রত্যক্ষ; পরিচালনা করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া
Going straight without stopping; or to manage or tell somebody the way.
level
স্তর, মাত্রা, মান
A position on a scale of amount, height, or quality.
upright
সোজা, খাড়া
Sitting or standing with a straight, vertical back.

Other English words for “সোজা, সরল”

upright
Sitting or standing with a straight, vertical back.
erect
Standing straight up, or to put up a building or structure.
simple
Easy to understand or do; not complicated.
naive
Too ready to believe others because of a lack of experience.

Opposite words

curved
বাঁকা, বক্র
Bent in a smooth, rounded shape; not straight.
crooked
বাঁকা
Bent or twisted, not straight.
curve
বক্ররেখা, বাঁক
A smooth bending line that is not straight.
curly
কোঁকড়ানো
Having curls; not straight, of hair.
wavy
ঢেউখেলানো
Having gentle curves like waves, of hair.
diagonal
কর্ণ বরাবর, তির্যক
Going in a slanting direction from one corner to another.

“straight” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The preposition came straight out of Bangla — আমার উপর রাগ, so on.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →
Ask 'what?' or 'whom?' straight after the verb. An answer means transitive; no possible answer means intransitive.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs →
“He told a lie with me.” Bangla says আমার সাথে মিথ্যা বলেছে, and সাথে walks straight into English as “with”.
English Idioms about Honesty and Lying →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“straight” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • রসালো ও মাংসল (ফল বা সবজি)
- • সোজা, সরল
- • চিন্তামগ্ন, ভাবুক
- • অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্ক, নাবালক
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সোজা, সরল — straight (adjective) — সোজা, সরল. Going in one direction without bending or curving.
Which word is closest in meaning to “straight”?
- • renewable
- • petrified
- • direct
- • matte
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direct — direct — সরাসরি, প্রত্যক্ষ; পরিচালনা করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া. Going straight without stopping; or to manage or tell somebody the way.

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