vanguard

noun/ˈvænɡɑːd/CEFR C2

অগ্রবর্তী দল, পথিকৃৎ

Meaning

The group leading a movement or an advance.

Example sentences

  • They were in the vanguard of the reform.সংস্কারের অগ্রভাগে তারাই ছিল।
  • The vanguard reached the ridge at dawn.ভোরে অগ্রবর্তী দল শৈলশিরায় পৌঁছায়।

Common phrases with “vanguard

  • in the vanguard ofঅগ্রভাগে
  • the vanguard of changeপরিবর্তনের পথিকৃৎ
  • lead the vanguardঅগ্রবর্তী দলের নেতৃত্ব

A common mistake

He stood at the vanguard of the queue.He stood at the front of the queue.

Vanguard is not simply the front — it is the leading group of an army or a movement, the ones going first into something difficult. The fixed phrase is in the vanguard of.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: frontline, forefront

Antonyms: rearguard

Similar words, and what each means

  • frontline

    রণাঙ্গন, সম্মুখসারি

    The area where opposing armies are closest and fighting is heaviest.

  • forefront

    সবচেয়ে সামনের সারি, অগ্রভাগ

    The most important or advanced position in an activity.

Other English words for “অগ্রবর্তী দল, পথিকৃৎ

  • pioneer

    The first person to do something, or to be that person.

Where this word is used

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  1. “vanguard” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • অগ্রবর্তী দল, পথিকৃৎ
    • কলেজ, মহাবিদ্যালয়
    • ঘোষণা, ঘোষণাপত্র
    • উদাহরণ, দৃষ্টান্ত; ঘটনা
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    অগ্রবর্তী দল, পথিকৃৎvanguard (noun) — অগ্রবর্তী দল, পথিকৃৎ. The group leading a movement or an advance.

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

    • masterpiece
    • mate
    • frontline
    • gorge
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    frontlinefrontline — রণাঙ্গন, সম্মুখসারি. The area where opposing armies are closest and fighting is heaviest.

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