foreman
/ˈfɔːmən/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉमन
फ़ोरमैन, मुखिया-कारीगर
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a worker who is in charge of a group of other factory or building workers
फ़ोरमैन, मुखिया-कारीगर
- The foreman checked the workers' attendance.
- The foreman told the workers to wear helmets before entering the site.
- The foreman showed the new workers where to stand.
+ 2 more examples
- A foreman at the textile mill explained the safety rules.
- Ask the foreman when the concrete will be ready.
Synonyms supervisor overseer superintendent boss head
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
foreman (countable noun)
A foreman is the worker in charge of a group of workers on a building site, farm or in a factory; the plural is foremen.
Foreman वह कर्मचारी है जो निर्माण-स्थल, खेत या कारखाने में श्रमिकों के समूह का प्रभारी होता है; बहुवचन 'foremen' है।
- The foreman told the workers to start at eight.
- Three foremen supervise the night shift.
foreman of a jury
In a court, the foreman of the jury is the member who speaks for the others and announces the verdict.
अदालत में jury का 'foreman' वह सदस्य होता है जो बाकी की ओर से बोलता है और फ़ैसला सुनाता है।
- The foreman of the jury read out the verdict.
foreman + preposition
A foreman is described as foreman of or at a place or team, as in foreman at a factory.
Foreman का वर्णन किसी स्थान या टीम के संदर्भ में 'foreman of' या 'foreman at' से होता है, जैसे factory का foreman।
- He worked as a foreman at a cement factory.
foreman vs supervisor / forewoman
Foreman is a traditional term; supervisor or team leader is more modern and gender-neutral, while forewoman is used for a woman.
Foreman पारंपरिक शब्द है; supervisor या team leader अधिक आधुनिक और लिंग-निरपेक्ष है, जबकि महिला के लिए forewoman आता है।
- The site supervisor is a forewoman named Sunita.
+Collocations 4
adjective + foreman
sitefactoryseniornightconstructionmill
- The site foreman checked the safety helmets.
verb + foreman
report toappointobeybecomehire
- Workers report to the foreman every morning.
foreman + verb
superviseinstructinspectwarnorder
- The foreman inspected the bricks before work resumed.
foreman of + noun
a jurya ganga milla teama farm
- The foreman of the jury stood up to speak.
“More examples 5
- The foreman called the workers back after the lunch break.
दोपहर के भोजन के बाद foreman ने मज़दूरों को वापस बुलाया।
- Radhika's uncle started as a labourer and became a foreman in ten years.
राधिका के चाचा मज़दूर के रूप में शुरू हुए और दस वर्षों में foreman बन गए।
- The foreman reported the accident to the engineer.
foreman ने दुर्घटना की सूचना इंजीनियर को दी।
- The jury foreman announced that the accused was not guilty.
jury के foreman ने घोषणा की कि अभियुक्त दोषी नहीं है।
- A good foreman knows each worker by name.
एक अच्छा foreman हर मज़दूर को नाम से जानता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The foremans were waiting at the gate.
✓ The foremen were waiting at the gate.
Foreman has an irregular plural: foremen.
'Foreman' का बहुवचन अनियमित है: 'foremen'।
✗ He is the foreman in charge of the construction in the site.
✓ He is the foreman in charge of the construction on the site.
Use on with site when you mean a place where work is done.
जहाँ काम हो रहा हो उस स्थान के लिए 'site' के साथ 'on' आता है।
✗ The foreman of the jury are ready.
✓ The foreman of the jury is ready.
The verb agrees with the singular head noun foreman, not with jury.
Verb का मेल singular head noun 'foreman' से होता है, 'jury' से नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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fore·man
?Which word?
Keep the in-charge words together: foreman, supervisor, overseer, superintendent (a person in charge of a building or department), manager.
प्रभारी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: foreman, supervisor, overseer, superintendent (भवन या विभाग का प्रभारी), manager।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: forewoman or supervisor is used for a woman; the jury foreman is the member who speaks for the jury.
प्रयोग में स्त्री के लिए forewoman या supervisor प्रयुक्त होता है; jury foreman jury की ओर से बोलने वाला सदस्य है।
Keep the fore- (before, front) words: foreman, forehead, foresee, forecast, foreword.
Fore- (पहले, आगे) शब्द याद रखिए: foreman, forehead, foresee, forecast, foreword।