work
/wɜːk/noun
उच्चारण वर्क
नौकरी, रोज़गार
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as idiom, phrasal verb
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[U]
the job that a person does, especially to earn money
नौकरी, रोज़गार
- She is looking for work.
- Radhika was happy to find work at a bank in Pune.
- He found work in a factory outside the city.
+ 3 more examples
- Many people lost their work during the lockdown.
- What kind of work does your father do?
- She goes to work by bus every morning.
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[U]
tasks that need effort
काम, कार्य
- I have a lot of work to do today.
- Teachers often take home extra work during exam season.
- There is a lot of work to finish before the deadline.
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- The students have homework and a project work to submit.
- Hard work and discipline bring success.
- I have some unfinished work on my desk.
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[C]
a book, a painting or a piece of music
रचना, कृति
- the works of Premchand
- The museum is showing the complete works of Raja Ravi Varma.
- This painting is a famous work of the artist.
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- The students read some of Tagore's works in class.
- A new work of fiction by a young author was released last week.
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[I] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (as sth)
to do a job
काम करना, नौकरी करना
- He works for a bank.
- She works as a nurse.
- My sister works for a software company in Hyderabad.
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- She works as a doctor in a government hospital.
- He works at a petrol station on Sundays.
- They worked hard to finish the project.
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[I]
(of a machine or a plan) to function; to have the result you want
(मशीन का) चलना; (योजना का) कारगर होना
- The lift isn't working.
- The plan worked.
- The medicine began to work within an hour.
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- This old phone no longer works.
- The new timetable seems to be working well.
- Our plan worked better than we expected.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
work (uncountable) = job or effort
In the sense of effort or employment, work is uncountable: much work, a piece of work, not works or many works.
प्रयास या रोज़गार के अर्थ में work uncountable है: much work, a piece of work; 'works' या 'many works' नहीं।
- I have a lot of work today.
- She is looking for work.
work + as / for / at
Use as for the job, for the employer and at for the place; work in a field, in a company.
पद के लिए as, नियोक्ता के लिए for और स्थान के लिए at आता है।
- He works as a clerk for a bank.
- My brother works at the post office.
work (verb) = function or succeed
For a machine or plan, work means to function or give the result you want.
मशीन या योजना के लिए work का अर्थ ठीक से चलना या अपेक्षित परिणाम देना है।
- The lift is not working.
- The trick worked, and she won.
works (noun) vs work
Works as a noun means a factory or a set of writings or buildings; it is different from the uncountable work.
Noun के रूप में works का अर्थ कारखाना या रचनाओं का संग्रह है; यह uncountable work से भिन्न है।
- The cement works is near the river.
- The complete works of Tagore are in the library.
+Collocations 4
adjective + work
hardgoodvoluntarypart-timehomework
- She did voluntary work at the hospital.
verb + work
dofinishstartfindlook for
- He finished his work early.
work + preposition
atonforwithtowards
- Students work towards the board exam.
work + noun
placeforceloadpermitexperience
- The heavy workload tired her.
“More examples 5
- The teacher praised Radhika's careful work.
शिक्षक ने राधिका के सावधान कार्य की प्रशंसा की।
- My father has worked in the same bank for thirty years.
मेरे पिता तीस वर्षों से उसी बैंक में काम कर रहे हैं।
- The new plan did not work as we expected.
नई योजना हमारी अपेक्षा के अनुसार सफल नहीं हुई।
- These mobile phones do not work in the basement.
ये mobile phones तहखाने में काम नहीं करते।
- The museum displays the early works of Premchand.
संग्रहालय प्रेमचंद की प्रारंभिक कृतियाँ प्रदर्शित करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have many works to do today.
✓ I have a lot of work to do today.
Work in the sense of tasks is uncountable; use a lot of or much, not many.
कार्यों के अर्थ में work uncountable है; 'many' नहीं, 'a lot of' या 'much' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ He is working here since 2010.
✓ He has been working here since 2010.
Use the present perfect continuous with since.
Since के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Work is the widest word; job is a position and labour is hard physical effort.
'Work' सबसे व्यापक शब्द है; 'job' एक पद है और 'labour' कठिन शारीरिक प्रयास है।
¶Idioms 4
have your work cut out (for you)
to be likely to have difficulty doing sth
कोई काम बहुत मुश्किल होना
- You'll have your work cut out to finish the syllabus by March.
- The new coach has his work cut out.
make short work of sth/sb
to defeat, deal with, etc. sth/sb very quickly
फ़टाफ़ट निपटा देना
- The team made short work of their opponents.
- The children made short work of the cake.
out of work
unemployed
बेरोज़गार
- He has been out of work for six months.
- The factory closure left hundreds out of work.
at work
at the place where you work; having an effect on sth
दफ़्तर में, काम पर; असर करता हुआ
- She's at work until six.
- There are several forces at work here.
→Phrasal verbs 11
work out
to train the body by physical exercise
कसरत करना
- He works out every morning.
work sth out
to calculate something or find the answer to it
(हिसाब लगाकर) हल निकालना
- Work out the area of the triangle.
work on sth
to try hard to improve or achieve something
(किसी चीज़ को सुधारने के लिए) मेहनत करना
- You need to work on your pronunciation.
work at sth
to make great efforts to achieve something
(किसी चीज़ में) लगन से मेहनत करना
- Learning English is not difficult if you work at it.
work sth off
to get rid of a strong feeling or extra weight by physical activity
(शारीरिक श्रम से गुस्सा या वज़न) कम करना
- He went for a run to work off his anger.
work sb up
to make somebody excited, angry or upset
(किसी को) उत्तेजित या परेशान करना
- Don't get so worked up about small things.
work up to sth
to develop or move gradually towards something
(धीरे-धीरे) किसी चीज़ की ओर बढ़ना
- Start with a short walk and work up to an hour's walk.
work through sth
to deal with sth difficult or painful over a period of time
किसी मुश्किल से धीरे-धीरे पार पाना
- She needs time to work through her grief.
- We worked through all the problems one by one.
work against sb
to have a bad effect on sb's chances of success
(किसी की सफलता की संभावना पर) बुरा असर डालना
- Her lack of English worked against her in the interview.
- The weather worked against us.
work around/round to sth/sb
to gradually turn a conversation towards a particular topic
(बातचीत को) धीरे-धीरे किसी ख़ास विषय की ओर ले जाना
- I eventually worked round to asking her for a loan.
- It took him a while to work around to the main point.
work towards sth
to try hard to achieve sth
(कोई लक्ष्य पाने के लिए) प्रयास करते रहना
- We are working towards a cleaner city.
- Radhika is working towards her goal of joining the civil services.
?Which word?
work or job?
Work is uncountable in the sense of employment, so do not say 'a work'. Job is countable: 'He has found a job.'
नौकरी के अर्थ में work एक uncountable noun है, इसलिए 'a work' गलत है। Job एक countable noun है, इसलिए 'He has found a job' सही वाक्य है।