period
gb/pˈɪɹiəd/ us/pˈɪɹiəd/
A1
ইংরেজি
~ 400
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
বিশেষ্য
A2
quantity
1
A specific length of time
A set amount of time with a start and finish.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
a period of [time]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'period' with 'point' in time; 'period' is a span, not a single moment.
সমার্থক শব্দ
duration (More formal; focuses on how long something lasts)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
moment (Refers to a very short or brief time)
কলোকেশন
short period
|long period
|period of time
|grace period
|trial period
বিষয়
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- The project must be completed within a six-month period.
- There was a brief period of silence before she spoke.
- This law will be in effect for a trial period of one year.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- We stayed in London for a short period.
- The class is over after a forty-minute period.
- He will be away for a long period.
বিশেষ্য
A1
entity
2
Punctuation mark at sentence end
A dot (.) used to show the end of a sentence.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Some learners use commas instead of periods at the end of sentences.
সমার্থক শব্দ
full stop (British English term for the same punctuation mark)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
comma (Another punctuation mark that separates parts of sentences, not ends them)
কলোকেশন
full stop period
|end with a period
|put a period
বিষয়
writing
|language
|communication
|education
উদাহরণ
- Every sentence should end with a period.
- He forgot to put a period after the abbreviation.
- In American English, we call it a period.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- Write your name and end the sentence with a period.
- That is the end. Put a period there.
- Do not forget the period.
বিশেষ্য
B1
event
3
Monthly menstrual bleeding
The monthly bleeding that happens to women and girls.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners may confuse 'period' meaning menstruation with 'period' meaning time span; context is important.
সমার্থক শব্দ
menstruation (More formal or medical term)
কলোকেশন
have your period
|get your period
|miss a period
বিষয়
health
|daily life
|body
উদাহরণ
- She usually gets her period at the start of the month.
- I missed my period and decided to take a pregnancy test.
- During her period, she often feels tired.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- She has her period this week.
- I get my period every month.
- She missed her period last month.
বিশেষ্য
A2
quantity
4
One class session in school
A set time in school for one class or lesson.
সমার্থক শব্দ
lesson (Often used in British English; refers to the teaching session itself)
কলোকেশন
first period
|math period
|free period
বিষয়
education
|time
উদাহরণ
- We have math during the first period today.
- Her favorite class is in the last period.
- I have a free period after lunch.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- We have English in the first period.
- The next period is science.
- I like the art period.
বিশেষ্য
B1
entity
5
Stage in history or development
A time in history or life with special events or features.
সমার্থক শব্দ
era (Often larger or more significant span of history)
কলোকেশন
Victorian period
|medieval period
|transitional period
বিষয়
history
|time
|education
উদাহরণ
- The Victorian period was marked by rapid industrial growth.
- It was a difficult period in his life.
- The Renaissance was an important cultural period.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The Roman period was long ago.
- She had a happy period in her life.
- This was a bad period for the country.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
period
IPA
GB/pˈɪɹiəd/
US/pˈɪɹiəd/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
peri - od (২টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 1st syllable (peri)
শব্দরূপ
Noun
- Base: period
- Plural: periods
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
periods
noun
Core family
periodic
adjective B2
periodically
adverb B2
Related words
periodical
noun C1
অভিব্যক্তি
end of story, period
1/ˈɛnd əv stˈɔɹi | pˈɪɹiəd/
fixed phrase
informal
No more discussion allowed
Used to say that nothing more will be said or changed about something.
উদাহরণ
- You are not going to that party, end of story, period.
- I’m not lending you any more money—end of story, period.
full stop (period)
1/fˈʊl stˈɑp pˈɪɹiəd/
fixed phrase
Sentence-ending punctuation mark name difference
British people say 'full stop' and Americans say 'period' for the dot at the end of a sentence.
উদাহরণ
- In British English, you would say 'full stop' instead of 'period'.
- He ended the sentence with a full stop, or as Americans say, a period.