working
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण वर्किंग
कामकाजी, नौकरीपेशा
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having a job for which you are paid
कामकाजी, नौकरीपेशा
- a working mother
- the working population of the city
- Many working women use the metro to reach their offices.
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- He is a working father who spends weekends with his children.
- The working class in the city lives mostly in rented rooms.
Synonyms employed in work
Opposite unemployed retired idle
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connected with your job and the time you spend doing it
काम से संबंधित
- working hours
- good working conditions
- Our working day starts at nine and ends at five.
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- Safe working conditions are required in every factory.
- The office has a working week of five days.
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that functions; that can be used
चालू, काम करने वाला
- The old radio is still in working order.
- a working model of the dam
- Is the lift working today?
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- The mixer grinder is not in working condition.
- A working camera was fixed at the school gate.
Synonyms functioning operational usable
Opposite broken out of order
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good enough to be useful, though not perfect or complete
काम चलाने लायक, कामचलाऊ
- a working knowledge of Hindi
- a working definition
- She has a working knowledge of French, enough for travel.
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- We need a working plan by tomorrow, not a perfect one.
- The team agreed on a working title for the project.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
working + noun (relating to work)
Before a noun, 'working' describes things connected with a job: working hours, working day, working class, working mother.
Noun से पहले 'working' नौकरी से जुड़ी चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है: working hours, working day, working class, working mother।
- Working hours are from nine to five.
- A working mother manages both home and office.
be in working order / not working
For machines, 'in working order' means functioning properly. 'Not working' means broken or switched off.
मशीनों के लिए 'in working order' का अर्थ ठीक से चलना है। 'Not working' का अर्थ खराब या बंद होना है।
- The lift is in working order again.
- The printer is not working today.
working knowledge / working majority / working title
'Working' also means just enough to be useful: a working knowledge of French, a working majority, a working title.
'Working' का अर्थ काम चलाने योग्य भी होता है: a working knowledge of French, a working majority, a working title।
- She has a working knowledge of French.
- The working title of the film is 'Home Again'.
working (noun): the way something operates
As a noun, 'the working of' something means how it functions. The plural 'workings' is common for machines and systems.
Noun के रूप में 'the working of' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु की कार्यप्रणाली है। मशीनों और प्रणालियों के लिए बहुवचन 'workings' आम है।
- The working of an engine is explained in this chapter.
- He studied the workings of Parliament.
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working + noun
dayclasscapitalhoursconditionsweek
- Banks have shorter working hours on Saturdays.
'Working capital' व्यापार चलाने के लिए उपलब्ध धन है।
adverb + working
hardfullyproperlystillno longer
- The clock is still working after fifty years.
यहाँ 'working' का अर्थ चालू है।
working + group
committeepartypaperdraftmodel
- A working committee studied the proposal.
'Working committee' किसी दल या संस्था की कार्यकारी समिति है।
verb + working
keepstopstartgetgo on
- Radhika kept working till midnight.
यहाँ 'working' पूर्वकालिक क्रिया का -ing रूप है।
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- The working class lives in the lanes near the mill.
श्रमिक वर्ग मिल के पास की गलियों में रहता है।
- Is the printer working?
क्या प्रिंटर चल रहा है?
- My father has been working in this bank since 1998.
मेरे पिता 1998 से इस बैंक में कार्य कर रहे हैं।
- These are our working days from Monday to Friday.
सोमवार से शुक्रवार तक हमारे कार्य-दिवस हैं।
- She is a working woman who studies at night.
वह एक कामकाजी महिला है जो रात में पढ़ाई करती है।
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✗ She is working in this bank from 2019.
✓ She has been working in this bank since 2019.
With a starting point in time, 'since' is used with the present perfect continuous tense. 'From' is wrong here.
समय के आरंभ-बिंदु के साथ 'since' और present perfect continuous tense आता है। यहाँ 'from' गलत है।
✗ My watch is not working properly since last week.
✓ My watch has not been working properly since last week.
An action that began in the past and continues now needs the present perfect continuous tense.
अतीत में आरंभ होकर अब तक चल रहे कार्य के लिए present perfect continuous tense चाहिए।
✗ Working women are call breadwinners.
✓ Working women are called breadwinners.
The passive needs the past participle 'called', not the base form.
Passive में past participle 'called' चाहिए, base form नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
employed in work functioning operational usable adequate basic practical
Antonyms
unemployed retired idle broken out of order
§Grammar and usage
Working is both an adjective and the -ing form of work.
Working adjective भी है और work का -ing form भी।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Collocations asked: working class, working hours, working knowledge, in working order, working lunch.
Collocations पूछे जाते हैं: working class, working hours, working knowledge, in working order, working lunch।