job
/dʒɒb/noun
उच्चारण जॉब
नौकरी; काम; ज़िम्मेदारी
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work for which you receive regular payment; a particular task or piece of work; a responsibility or duty
नौकरी; काम; ज़िम्मेदारी
- a government job
- Good job!
- Sunita found a job in a bank after her graduation.
+ 4 more examples
- He lost his job when the company closed.
- The plumber did a good job on the pipes.
- It is my job to lock the school gates every evening.
- Many young people move to big cities to look for a job.
Synonyms occupation employment post task duty
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a job (countable) vs work (uncountable)
Job is countable, so you say a job and jobs; work meaning employment is uncountable, so never say a work or works for this sense.
'Job' गणनीय है, इसलिए a job और jobs कहते हैं; रोज़गार के अर्थ में 'work' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इस अर्थ में a work या works न कहें।
- Radhika got a job in a bank last month.
- I have a lot of work to finish today.
have / get / find / lose a job
The usual verbs with job are have, get, find, lose, apply for, offer and quit.
'Job' के साथ सामान्य क्रियाएँ have, get, find, lose, apply for, offer और quit हैं।
- He lost his job when the factory closed.
- She applied for a job at the post office.
a job + to-infinitive / the job of + -ing
After job, use a to-infinitive for the task and of + -ing for the duty or responsibility.
'Job' के बाद काम के लिए to-infinitive और कर्तव्य या ज़िम्मेदारी के लिए of + -ing आता है।
- It was a tough job to clean the whole house.
- The job of a teacher is to guide students.
do a good job / make a good job of
Do a good job and make a good job of both mean to do something well; the second is more British.
'Do a good job' और 'make a good job of' दोनों का अर्थ किसी काम को अच्छी तरह करना है; दूसरा अधिक ब्रिटिश प्रयोग है।
- The painters did a good job of the school walls.
- She made a good job of the project.
+Collocations 4
adjective + job
full-timepart-timewell-paidsteadygovernment
- Many students dream of a steady government job.
verb + job
getlosequitapply forhold down
- He quit his job to prepare for the civil services exam.
job + noun
interviewoffersecuritysatisfactionvacancy
- She received a job offer a week after the interview.
job + preposition
in a bankat a firmwith the railwaysas a clerk
- He has a job as a clerk with the railways.
“More examples 5
- My father has had the same job for twenty years.
मेरे पिताजी बीस वर्षों से एक ही नौकरी कर रहे हैं।
- Cleaning the old library was a big job.
पुराने पुस्तकालय की सफ़ाई करना एक बड़ा काम था।
- The government plans to create ten lakh jobs for young people.
सरकार युवाओं के लिए दस लाख नौकरियाँ पैदा करने की योजना बना रही है।
- Well done, Radhika, you did a great job on the presentation.
शाबाश राधिका, तुमने presentation में बहुत अच्छा काम किया।
- It is a good job that you carried an umbrella.
यह अच्छी बात है कि आप छाता साथ लाए थे।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am looking for a work in Delhi.
✓ I am looking for a job in Delhi.
Work is uncountable and cannot take a; use job for a position.
'Work' अगणनीय है और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता; पद के लिए 'job' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ She has many works to do today.
✓ She has a lot of work to do today.
Work meaning tasks to do is uncountable, so it has no plural.
करने योग्य कार्यों के अर्थ में 'work' अगणनीय है, इसलिए उसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।
✗ He is doing a job in a bank since 2020.
✓ He has been doing a job in a bank since 2020.
With since, use the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all relate to earning a living, but they differ in length and level.
ये शब्द आजीविका कमाने से जुड़े हैं, पर अवधि और स्तर में भिन्न हैं।
A particular position of paid work, or any single task.
वेतन वाले काम का कोई विशेष पद, या कोई एक कार्य।
- He found a job in a call centre.
A person's long progress through working life, often in one field.
किसी व्यक्ति की कार्यजीवन की लंबी यात्रा, प्रायः एक ही क्षेत्र में।
- She built a career in teaching.
A formal word for the kind of work a person does, used in forms.
व्यक्ति के काम के प्रकार के लिए औपचारिक शब्द, जो forms में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Write your name and occupation in the form.
A job that needs special training and education, such as teaching or medicine.
ऐसा काम जिसके लिए विशेष प्रशिक्षण और शिक्षा आवश्यक है, जैसे अध्यापन या चिकित्सा।
- Medicine is a noble profession.
¶Idioms 5
on the job
while doing a particular job; at work
काम करते हुए, काम पर
- Most of my skills were learnt on the job.
- No sleeping on the job!
it's a good job
(British, informal) used to say that you are pleased about a situation
अच्छा हुआ कि
- It's a good job you brought an umbrella.
- It's a good job that the bus was late.
just the job
(British, informal) exactly what is needed
बिल्कुल वही जिसकी ज़रूरत थी
- A hot cup of tea – just the job!
- This bag is just the job for travelling.
have a job doing/to do sth
(British) to have difficulty doing sth
(कुछ करने में) बड़ी मुश्किल होना
- You'll have a job finding a taxi at this hour.
- I had a job convincing him.
make a good/bad job of sth
(British) to do sth well/badly
(कोई काम) अच्छी तरह/बुरी तरह करना
- Radhika made a good job of the project.
- The painters made a bad job of the walls.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep the work words: job (paid work), work (uncountable: 'I have a lot of work', not 'works'), occupation (formal), profession (needing special training: medicine, law), career (a series of jobs over a lifetime), vocation (a strong feeling that you should do a particular job).
काम के शब्द याद रखिए: job (वेतन वाला काम, नौकरी), work (uncountable: 'I have a lot of work', 'works' नहीं), occupation (औपचारिक, व्यवसाय), profession (विशेष प्रशिक्षण वाला: चिकित्सा, कानून), career (जीवन भर की नौकरियों की शृंखला), vocation (किसी विशेष काम को करने की प्रबल भावना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the job (while working), a good job (lucky: 'It's a good job you came early'), do the job (be effective), make the best of a bad job (do as well as you can in a difficult situation), jobs for the boys (giving jobs to friends), the job in hand (the task you are doing now), odd jobs (small pieces of work).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: on the job (काम करते हुए), a good job (भाग्यशाली: 'It's a good job you came early'), do the job (प्रभावी होना), make the best of a bad job (कठिन स्थिति में यथासंभव अच्छा करना), jobs for the boys (मित्रों को नौकरियाँ देना), the job in hand (अभी किया जा रहा काम), odd jobs (छोटे-मोटे काम)।