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• The guests stood near, listening closely to the speaker’s words.
- Here, the underlined word is - an Adverb.

- 'Near' শব্দটি বিভিন্ন parts of speech হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে।
- Near এখানে adverb, কারণ এটি stood (verb) কে modify করছে।

• Near (Adverb)
- English Meaning: at, within, or to a short distance or time; almost, nearly, closely.
- Bangla Meaning: কাছে; নিকটে; অদূরে।

• অপশন আলোচনা:
• Near (Verb)
- English Meaning: come near to; approach.
- Bangla Meaning: কাছে/কাছাকাছি আসা; নিকটবর্তী হওয়া।
- যেমন: The company is nearing its goal of full automation.

• Near (Preposition)
- English Meaning: close to.
- Bangla Meaning: কাছে; নিকটে।
- যেমন: He lives near the river. (Preposition)
- Noun/ Noun Phrase (article + noun) এর পূর্বে Preposition বসে।

• Near (Adjective)
- English Meaning: located a short distance away.
- Bangla Meaning: নিকটবর্তী; সম্পর্কিত; স্থান বা কালের নিকটবর্তী।
- যেমন: Only his near relatives were invited to the wedding.

Source: Oxford Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Dictionary.