jobless
/ˈdʒɒbləs/adjective
उच्चारण जॉब्लस
बेरोज़गार, बेकार
Core word
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without a job
बेरोज़गार, बेकार
- He has been jobless since the factory closed.
- The scheme aims to help jobless young people in rural areas.
- Many jobless graduates are preparing for government exams.
+ 2 more examples
- After the mill closed, hundreds were left jobless.
- Being jobless for a year made him anxious.
Synonyms unemployed out of work workless
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[plural] the jobless
people who are without a job
बेरोज़गार लोग
- The jobless are the hardest hit by rising prices.
- Many of the jobless in the town are queuing for the new factory vacancies.
- The government announced a scheme for the jobless.
+ 2 more examples
- Charities served meals to the jobless every evening.
- The jobless in the city queued for hours at the employment fair.
Synonyms the unemployed
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
jobless (adjective)
Jobless means without a job; it can stand before a noun or after be, become or remain.
'Jobless' का अर्थ बिना नौकरी के है; यह noun से पहले या be, become, remain के बाद आ सकता है।
- Many jobless graduates attended the job fair.
- He remained jobless for a year after the factory closed.
the jobless (plural noun)
With the, jobless names unemployed people as a group and takes a plural verb.
'The' के साथ 'jobless' बेरोज़गार लोगों के समूह का नाम बनता है और plural verb लेता है।
- The jobless are asking the government for new schemes.
jobless + rate / figures / total
In news, jobless often appears before rate, figures or total.
समाचारों में 'jobless' प्रायः rate, figures या total से पहले आता है।
- The jobless rate fell for the third month.
jobless vs unemployed
Jobless is slightly informal and common in headlines; unemployed is the formal and official word.
'Jobless' थोड़ा अनौपचारिक और शीर्षकों में प्रचलित है; 'unemployed' औपचारिक और आधिकारिक शब्द है।
- The report counts all unemployed persons, not only those called jobless.
+Collocations 5
adjective + jobless
long-termrecentlynewlyincreasinglychronically
- Newly jobless workers need help to find fresh work.
verb + jobless
leavemake sbremainbecomebe left
- The closure of the mill left hundreds jobless.
jobless + noun
rateyouthgraduatesworkersbenefit
- The jobless rate among young people is a concern.
the jobless + verb
protestqueue upapplydepend onwait
- The jobless queued up outside the employment office.
jobless + time phrase
for monthsfor a yearsince Marchfor long
- He stayed jobless for months before a company hired him.
“More examples 6
- The pandemic left millions of workers jobless.
महामारी ने लाखों कामगारों को बेरोज़गार कर दिया।
- After the factory closed, Aman was jobless for six months.
फ़ैक्टरी बंद होने के बाद अमन छह महीने बेरोज़गार रहा।
- The government plans to train the jobless in new skills.
सरकार बेरोज़गार लोगों को नए कौशल सिखाने की योजना बना रही है।
- Jobless youth often join free online courses at home.
बेरोज़गार युवा प्रायः घर पर मुफ़्त ऑनलाइन पाठ्यक्रमों से जुड़ते हैं।
- Radhika's brother was jobless but never lost hope.
राधिका का भाई बेरोज़गार था, पर उसने कभी उम्मीद नहीं छोड़ी।
- Jobless families depend on relatives and small savings.
बेरोज़गार परिवार रिश्तेदारों और छोटी बचत पर निर्भर रहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The jobless is increasing every year.
✓ The jobless are increasing every year.
The jobless means jobless people, so the verb is plural.
'The jobless' का अर्थ बेरोज़गार लोग है, इसलिए verb plural होती है।
✗ He is a jobless since March.
✓ He has been jobless since March.
Jobless is an adjective; use the present perfect with since.
'Jobless' adjective है; 'since' के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग होता है।
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§Grammar and usage
The jobless means unemployed people as a group and takes a plural verb.
The jobless का मतलब बेरोज़गार लोगों का समूह है, इसलिए इसके साथ plural verb आता है।