boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
Ingles
~ 2400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone]'s boss
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
Mga kasingkahulugan
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
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supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
Mga kolokasyon
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
Mga tema
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
Pangngalan
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
Padron ng paggamit:
be a boss at [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
Mga kasingkahulugan
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
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master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
Mga kasalungat
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
Mga kolokasyon
act like a boss
|play like a boss
Mga tema
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
Pandiwa
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
Padron ng paggamit:
boss [someone] around
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
Mga kasingkahulugan
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
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dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
Mga kasalungat
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
Mga kolokasyon
boss people around
Mga tema
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
Mga Halimbawa
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
Mga kasingkahulugan
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
Mga kasalungat
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
Mga kolokasyon
boss move
|boss car
Mga tema
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
Mga pantig at diin
boss (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
Mga ekspresyon
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.