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Binoy:
Word-121 (12-05-12)
comply (verb) [+ with sth]
নিয়ম মেনে চলা; to act according to an order or a rule
They refused to comply with the UN resolution.
There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
He's been ordered to have the dog destroyed because it's dangerous, but he refuses to comply.
compliance (noun)
1. নিয়মানুবর্তিতা; obeying an order or rule
It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
The company said that it had always acted in compliance with environmental laws.
Some procedures must be followed to ensure full compliance with the law.
Safety measures were carried out in compliance with the building regulations.
2. অন্য লোকের কথা বেশি শোনা; too much willingness to agree with other people
her ridiculous compliance
It's his compliance that amazes me.
compliant (adjective)
1. নিয়মানুবর্তি; in agreement with a set of rules
computer software that is Windows 2000 compliant
He is always compliant with his wife.
2. অন্য লোকের কথা বেশি শোনে এমন; too willing to agree with other people
a compliant child
Harun is less compliant with his parents’ wishes now.
We should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to criticize.
Binoy:
Word-122 (13-05-12)
comprehend (verb)
কোনোকিছু পুরোপুরি বোঝা; to understand something completely
I fail to comprehend their attitude.
I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.
He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem
He stood staring at the dead body, unable to comprehend.
I don't think he fully comprehends that she won't be here to help him.
She could not comprehend how someone would risk people’s lives in that way.
The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.
comprehensible (adjective) [ant. incomprehensible]
বোধগম্য; able to be understood
easily/readily comprehensible to the average reader
It's written in clear, comprehensible English.
Her writing is barely comprehensible to me.
comprehensibly (adverb)
বোধগম্যভাবে; in a comprehensible way
a comprehensibly well-written essay
It is comprehensibly a good argument.
comprehensibility (noun)
বোধগম্যতা; the state of being comprehensible
a low comprehensibility
The comprehensibility of his language was questioned.
comprehension (noun)
1. বোঝার ক্ষমতা; the ability to understand completely and be aware of a situation, facts, etc
speech and comprehension
She had no comprehension of what was involved.
He has no comprehension of the size of the problem.
His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension.
How she manages to fit so much into a working day is beyond my comprehension.
2. বোধগম্যতার পরীক্ষা; a test to find out how well students understand written or spoken language
a reading comprehension
a listening comprehension
Binoy:
Word-123 (14-05-12)
conceal (verb) [+ sb/sth from sb/sth]
গোপন করা বা লুকানো; to hide something
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age.
It was said that the police concealed vital evidence.
Is there something you're concealing from me?
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
For a long time his death was concealed from her.
Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling.
concealed (adjective)
গোপনকৃত বা লুক্কায়িত; hidden
The room had concealed lighting.
Her intensions were ill-concealed.
He was carrying a concealed weapon.
The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera.
concealment (noun)
গোপনকরন বা লুকানো; the act of hiding sth; the state of being hidden
the concealment of crime
the concealment of evidence/facts/weapons
Many animals rely on concealment for protection.
Binoy:
Word-124 (15-05-12)
condolence (noun)
শোক; শোকপ্রকাশ; sympathy and sadness for the family or close friends of a person who has recently died, or an expression of this, especially in written form
a letter of condolence
to give/offer/express your condolences
Our condolences go to his wife and family.
Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their condolences.
Binoy:
Word-125 (16-05-12)
confine (verb) [+ sb/sth to sth]
1. সীমায়িত করা; to limit an activity, person or problem in some way
The work will not be confined to the Mirpur area.
Please confine your use of the telephone to business calls.
Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916.
By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region.
2. সীমিত জায়গায় আটকে রাখা; to keep someone in an enclosed place, often by force [+ sb/sth in sth]
Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.
Here the river is confined in a narrow channel.
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks.
The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.
Derived words:
confined (adjective) (of a space or an area)
ছোট ও বদ্ধ; small and surrounded by walls or sides
It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.
The prisoners were kept in a confined area where they huddled.
confinement (noun)
1. আটকাবস্থা; when a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force
her confinement to a wheelchair
years of confinement as a political prisoner
She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.
2. সন্তান জন্মদান; the time when a woman gives birth to a baby
the expected date of confinement
a hospital / home confinement
confines (noun)
পরিসীমা; the outer limits of something
the confines of family life
the narrow confines of a religious life
within/beyond the confines of the city
It is beyond the confines of human knowledge.
Phrase:
be confined to somewhere/sth (to bed, a wheelchair, etc.)
বিশেষ জায়গায় থাকা; to be in a particular place
She was confined to bed with the flu.
He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.
This attitude seems to be confined to the upper classes.
We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society.
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