suddenly
adverb/ˈsʌdənli/CEFR A2হঠাৎ
Meaning
Quickly and without warning.
Example sentences
- Suddenly, it started to rain.হঠাৎ বৃষ্টি শুরু হলো।
- The lights went off suddenly.বাতিগুলো হঠাৎ নিভে গেল।
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: abruptly, unexpectedly
Antonyms: gradually
Similar words, and what each means
- abruptly
হঠাৎ, আকস্মিকভাবে
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
- unexpectedly
অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে, হঠাৎ
In a way that nobody was expecting.
Other English words for “হঠাৎ”
- sudden
Happening quickly and without warning.
- abruptly
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
- out of the blue
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
- unexpectedly
In a way that nobody was expecting.
Opposite words
- gradually
ধীরে ধীরে, ক্রমশ
Slowly, in small steps over time.
- progressively
ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে
In steady steps, a little more each time.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- suddenadjectiveহঠাৎ, আকস্মিক
“suddenly” elsewhere on EnglishBD
'Take off' can mean a plane leaving the ground, removing clothes or shoes, or something becoming suddenly successful ('her business really took off').
Phrasal Verbs with Take →Fill in the particle: 'Riots ___ in the city centre.' (started suddenly)
Phrasal Verbs with Break →'Out of the blue' (suddenly) and 'in black and white' (in writing) are neutral, so they work in both speech and formal writing.
English Idioms about Colours →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“suddenly” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • বাইরে
- • হঠাৎ
- • চিরকাল
- • সম্পূর্ণরূপে, পুরোপুরি
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হঠাৎ — suddenly (adverb) — হঠাৎ. Quickly and without warning.
Which word is closest in meaning to “suddenly”?
- • usually
- • deliberately
- • intermittently
- • abruptly
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abruptly — abruptly — হঠাৎ, আকস্মিকভাবে. Suddenly and unexpectedly.
Related words
- abruptlyহঠাৎ, আকস্মিকভাবেsynonym
- unexpectedlyঅপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে, হঠাৎsynonym
- graduallyধীরে ধীরে, ক্রমশantonym
- suckleস্তন্যপান করা/করানোnearby
- suddenহঠাৎ, আকস্মিকnearby
- sueমামলা করা, আদালতে অভিযোগ করাnearby
- suffererরোগে বা কষ্টে ভুগছেন এমন ব্যক্তিnearby
- sugarcaneআখsame level
- suitcaseসুটকেস, ভ্রমণব্যাগsame level
- sumযোগফলsame level
- sunflowerসূর্যমুখীsame level
- sunglassesসানগ্লাস, রোদচশমাsame level