Meaning

12 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A task.

    I've got a job for you: could you wash the dishes?

    I didn't speak to many coworkers for the first year on the job.

    Aufgabe, Auftrag

    рабо́таrabóta, де́лоdélo, зада́чаzadáča

    робо́таrobóta, пра́цяprácja, завда́нняzavdánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)An economic role for which a person is paid.

    That surgeon has a great job.

    He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.

    Arbeit, Job, Beruf

    рабо́таrabóta, до́лжностьdólžnostʹ, заня́тиеzanjátije

    робо́таrobóta, пра́цяprácja

  3. (countable, uncountable)Plastic surgery.

    He had a nose job.

    пласти́ческая опера́цияplastíčeskaja operácija

  4. (countable, uncountable)A sex act.

    hand job

  5. (countable, uncountable)A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

    Job

    зада́чаzadáča

  6. (countable, uncountable)A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.

  7. (countable, informal, uncountable)A robbery or heist.

    a bank job

    a crime (especially a robbery)

  8. (countable, uncountable)Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.

  9. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

    Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.

  10. (UK, slang, uncountable)The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.

  11. (countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Synonym of penis.

  12. (obsolete)A sudden thrust or stab; a jab or punch.

Examples

9030 sentences
  1. How can I quit this job?

    Як я можу звільнитися з цієї роботи?

    ruКак могу я бросить эту работу?

    deWie kann ich diese Stelle kündigen?

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  2. I have a job for you.

    Я маю для тебе роботу.

    ruУ меня есть для тебя работа.

    deIch habe Arbeit für dich.

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  3. We offered him a nice job.

    Ми запропонували йому гарну роботу.

    ruМы предложили ему хорошую работу.

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  4. He is looking for a job.

    Він шукає роботу.

    ruОн ищет работу.

    deEr schaut sich nach einer Arbeit um.

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  5. He's looking for a suitable job.

    Він шукає пристойну роботу.

    ruОн ищет подходящую работу.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
task:
Русский
By meaning 3
task:
economic role for which a person is paid:
plastic surgery:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
task:
economic role for which a person is paid:

Origin

From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a varia

From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop.

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Forms

plural: jobs
Singularjob
Pluraljobs

regular

Synonyms

107 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee:taskchore
  • a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply:Book of Job
  • a crime (especially a robbery):caper
  • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved:problem

Collocations

12 patterns
  • find a job
  • quit his job
  • for the job
  • a good job
  • good job
  • for a job
  • new job
  • got a job
  • finish the job
  • have a job
  • get the job
  • part time job

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
job — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto