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Binoy:
Word-38 (18-02-12)
anonymous (adjective)
1. বেনামি; having no name
an anonymous donor
an anonymous letter
The money was donated by an anonymous benefactor.
He received an anonymous letter threatening to disclose the secret.
Police said an anonymous caller warned that a bomb was about to go off.
For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes to remain anonymous.
Scholars have finally ascribed the anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.
2 সাদামাটা; having no unusual or interesting features
long stretches of dull and anonymous countryside
an endless row of drab, anonymous houses
He has a rather anonymous face.
Derived words:
anonymously (adverb)
বেনামিভাবে; in an anonymous way
He wrote the letter anonymously.
The donation was made anonymously.
The book was published anonymously.
anonymity (noun)
বেনামিত্ব; when someone's name is not given or known
the anonymity of the city
the anonymity of the hotel decor
Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity.
The police have reassured witnesses that they will be guaranteed anonymity.
asma alam:
Thank you Binoy Sir for taking such an initiative. It will be helpful for all of us. I would request you Sir to discuss the use of some prepositional phrases along with the meaning of the words. In this case I want to mean those phrases which are usually used by us in our day to day life: such as; Annoyed at is used for something but annoyed with is used for somebody.
Thank you Sir,
Asma Alam
Binoy:
Thanks Asma Mam for your valuable suggestions. Where necessary, I must mention appropriate prepositions, which are usually obvious from the sentence examples. In other cases, they appear in phrasal verbs separately. To make them more explicit, I should like to give them in usage note.
Binoy:
Word-38 (19-02-12)
antagonism (noun) [with ‘to/towards/between’]
শত্রুতা; বিদ্বেষ; বিরুদ্ধাচার; hostility, hate, or active opposition
the racial antagonisms in society
the antagonism towards neighboring states
the historic antagonisms between the countries of western Europe
The antagonism he felt to his old enemy was still very strong.
There's a history of antagonism between the two teams.
antagonist (noun) [ant. protagonist]
শত্রু; বিরুদ্ধাচারী ব্যক্তি; opponent; a person who is strongly opposed to something or someone
The antagonists in this dispute are quite unwilling to compromise.
With no strong antagonist, the plot is a bit tepid.
Corruption is to be called an antagonist of development.
She gradually reads her own resilience in the eyes of her antagonist.
antagonistic (adjective)
বিদ্বেষপূর্ণ; বিরুদ্ধাচারী; actively opposing to something or someone
He's extremely antagonistic towards all critics.
It ended up in pure antagonistic mudslinging.
Capitalism and socialism are mutually antagonistic.
He does not approve antagonistic points of view.
Many are quietly antagonistic to the idea.
antagonize/antagonise (verb)
কাউকে বিদ্বেষী করে তোলা; to make somebody feel angry with another person
Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.
It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonize him.
Binoy:
Word-39 (20-02-12)
anticipate (verb)
কোনোকিছু ঘটার প্রত্যাশা বা পূর্বানুমান করা; to imagine or expect that something will happen
We don't anticipate any trouble.
Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30.
I don’t anticipate it being a problem.
We don’t anticipate any major problems.
We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
Police are anticipating trouble at tonight's game.
It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%.
Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
We don't anticipate any snags with the negotiations.
The holiday cost a lot more than we had anticipated.
They anticipate having several applicants for the job.
It's always best to anticipate a problem before it arises.
At this stage we can't really anticipate what will happen.
Are you anticipating a lot of people at the party tonight?
The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month's.
The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month.
The army anticipated the explosion by evacuating the town.
They anticipate that they will have several applicants for the job
They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't anticipate.
anticipation (noun)
কোনোকিছু ঘটার প্রত্যাশা বা পূর্বানুমান; a feeling that something is going to happen in the near future
happy / eager / excited anticipation
The courtroom was filled with anticipation.
The audience waited in great anticipation, but nothing happened.
The city was filled with anticipation in the weeks before the festival.
The children jumped up and down in anticipation as the presents were produced.
After months of anticipation, the holiday was a bit of a disappointment actually.
He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he’d invited.
We stood on the platform in anticipation, only to be told that the train was cancelled.
The postponement of the film's sequel has held cinema-goers in eager anticipation for several months.
anticipatory (adjective)
পূর্বপ্রস্তুতিমূলক বা প্রত্যাশামূলক; of, showing, or expressing anticipation
a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper
The hangman noticed that the prisoner was panicking in the usual anticipatory
fashion.
Phrase:
in anticipation of
কোনোকিছু ঘটার প্রত্যাশায় বা প্রস্তুতি হিসেবে; in expectation or preparation for something happening
She's even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit.
I brought money in anticipation of having to buy my lunch.
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