Instead of

• Complete Sentence:

• English: He played instead of working.

• Bangla: কাজ করার পরিবর্তে সে খেলেছে।

• Grammar Rule:

• "Instead of" একটি preposition।

• Preposition-এর পরে gerund (verb + ing) ব্যবহার করতে হয়।

• অর্থাৎ, preposition (of, in, on, up, for, by, ইত্যাদি)-এর পরে সবসময় verb + ing বসে।

• More Examples:

• The old man was tired of walking.

• A grant for studying medicine.

• He gave up playing tennis.

Exponentially (adverb)
English Meaning: Referring to an increase, it means growing more and more quickly.
Bangla Meaning: দ্রুতগতিতে

অন্য সংক্রান্ত শব্দের অর্থ:

• amazingly (adverb) – বিস্ময়করভাবে

• shockingly (adverb) – অত্যধিকভাবে; বাজেভাবে; সাংঘাতিক

• steadily (adverb) – নিয়মিতভাবে

• rapidly (adverb) – দ্রুতবেগে

ব্যবহার উদাহরণ:

• The noise level in Dhaka city has increased exponentially.
  এখানে “exponentially” শব্দের অর্থ হলো দ্রুতগতিতে (rapidly)।

উৎস: Accessible Dictionary – Bangla Academy

Gloucester’s Pessimistic View – King Lear

• Speaker: Gloucester, newly blinded

• Meaning:

  • Expresses a deeply pessimistic worldview

  • Suggests the universe is not governed by divine justice but by cruel, indifferent forces

  • Humans are treated as playthings by fate

• Significance: Reflects the play’s exploration of suffering and nihilism