boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 2400
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone]'s boss
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
المرادفات
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
|
supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
الأضداد
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
الموضوعات
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
اسم
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
نمط الاستخدام:
be a boss at [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
المرادفات
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
الأضداد
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
act like a boss
|play like a boss
الموضوعات
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
فعل
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
نمط الاستخدام:
boss [someone] around
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
المرادفات
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
|
dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
الأضداد
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
boss people around
الموضوعات
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
أمثلة
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Don't boss me around.
- She bosses her team too much.
- He bosses his friends at school.
adjective
slang
B2
property
4
Excellent or impressive
Very good or cool.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
المرادفات
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
الأضداد
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
boss move
|boss car
الموضوعات
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
أمثلة
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
المقاطع والنبر
boss (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
التعبيرات
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
أمثلة
- Don't try to boss me around.
- She bosses her classmates around all the time.
like a boss
1/lˈaɪk ə bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
With skill and confidence
To do something very well and with confidence.
أمثلة
- She finished the project like a boss.
- He handled that problem like a boss.
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
1/mˈit ðə njˈu bˈɔs | sˈeɪm ˈæz ðə ˈoʊld bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
New leader behaves like old one
When a new person in charge acts just like the previous one, often disappointingly.
أمثلة
- The company changed CEOs, but it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- Politics often feels like meet the new boss, same as the old boss.