office
gb/ˈɔfɪs/ us/ˈɔfɪs/
A1
Ingles
~ 400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A1
entity
1
Place where people work indoors
A room or rooms where people work for a company or group.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] works in an office
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'office' with 'company'. 'Office' is the physical place, while 'company' is the organization.
Mga kasingkahulugan
workplace (General term for any place where people work, not only indoors.)
|
bureau (Used especially in government contexts; more formal.)
Mga kasalungat
field (Refers to working outdoors rather than inside an office.)
Mga kolokasyon
open-plan office
|home office
|office building
|office space
|office worker
Mga tema
business
|daily life
|work
|housing
Mga Halimbawa
- She works in an office downtown.
- The new office has large windows and modern furniture.
- Please leave the documents on my office desk.
- Many companies now allow employees to have a home office.
- The office closes at 6 p.m. every day.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I work in an office.
- My office is near the train station.
- He is at the office now.
- The office is small but bright.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
2
Position of authority or duty
An important job or role in a group, especially in government.
Padron ng paggamit:
hold [an] office
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'office' here with the physical place; this sense refers to the role, not the location.
Mga kasingkahulugan
post (Neutral; often used for jobs or positions in organizations.)
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position (General term for a role or job.)
Mga kasalungat
unemployment (State of not having a job or position.)
Mga kolokasyon
hold office
|seek office
|public office
|term of office
Mga tema
politics
|business
|work
Mga Halimbawa
- He was elected to the highest office in the land.
- She has held public office for over ten years.
- The mayor's term of office ends next year.
- He resigned from office after the scandal.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- She wants to win public office.
- He will leave office in June.
- He was in office for two years.
Pangngalan
A2
entity
3
Department providing a service
A part of a company or government that does one type of work.
Padron ng paggamit:
[the] [type] office
Mga kasingkahulugan
department (More general term for a division within an organization.)
|
agency (Often used for government bodies with specific functions.)
Mga kolokasyon
tourist office
|post office
|tax office
Mga tema
business
|government
|politics
|work
Mga Halimbawa
- You can get the forms from the tax office.
- The tourist office gives free maps to visitors.
- She works at the regional education office.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I went to the post office.
- The tourist office is near the station.
- He called the tax office for help.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
office
IPA
GB/ˈɔfɪs/
US/ˈɔfɪs/
Mga pantig at diin
of - fice (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (of)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: office
- Plural: office, offices
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
offices
noun
Related words
officially
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unofficial
adjective B2
unofficially
adverb
Advanced or less common
officiate
verb
Mga ekspresyon
hold office
1/hˈoʊld ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Be in an official position
To have an important job in government or another group.
Mga Halimbawa
- She will hold office until the end of her term.
- Several presidents have held this office before him.
in office
1/ˈɪn ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Currently holding a position of authority
To be doing your job as an elected leader or official now.
Mga Halimbawa
- The president has been in office for two years.
- While she was in office, several reforms were made.
run for office
1/ɹˈʌn fɚ ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Try to get elected to a position
To try to get an important job by being chosen in an election.
Mga Halimbawa
- He decided to run for office after years of community service.
- She decided to run for office after years of community service.
- He decided to run for office in the next election.
- She decided to run for office in the next election.
- She plans to run for office next year.
- Many young people are now running for office.
- He ran for office but lost in the final vote.
- She ran for office but lost by a small margin.
- He’s running for mayor this year.
- Many young people are encouraged to run for office.