tendency meaning in Bangla — প্রবণতা

Meaning

A habit of behaving in a particular way, or a general direction of change.

Example sentences

He has a tendency to interrupt.কথার মাঝে ঢুকে পড়ার প্রবণতা তার আছে।
There is a tendency towards later marriage.দেরিতে বিয়ের একটা প্রবণতা দেখা যাচ্ছে।

A common mistake

He has a tendency of arriving late.→He has a tendency to arrive late.

Tendency takes to plus a verb, or towards plus a noun. A tendency belongs to a person or a thing; a trend is what many people are doing at once, which is why newspapers report trends and not tendencies.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: trend, inclination

Similar words, and what each means

trend
প্রবণতা, ধারা; চলতি ধারা
A general direction of change, or what is popular now.
inclination
ঝোঁক, প্রবণতা; ঢাল
A feeling that makes you want to do something, or a slope.

Other English words for “প্রবণতা”

aptitude
A natural ability to learn or do something well.
trend
A general direction of change, or what is popular now.
inclination
A feeling that makes you want to do something, or a slope.

“tendency” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Neither is more correct, and neither is one single accent — Britain and the United States each contain many, so every rule below is a tendency with real exceptions inside both countries.
British vs American Accent: Hearing the Difference →
She has an inclination towards music. / She has a tendency to sing.
inclination — dictionary →

Where this word is used

প্রবণতা — বাংলা অর্থ

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“tendency” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • হালকা নীলচে বেগুনি রং
- • প্রবণতা
- • পুতুলের ঘর, ঘর
- • বাজরা
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প্রবণতা — tendency (noun) — প্রবণতা. A habit of behaving in a particular way, or a general direction of change.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tendency”?
- • imam
- • trend
- • exporter
- • joyfulness
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trend — trend — প্রবণতা, ধারা; চলতি ধারা. A general direction of change, or what is popular now.