boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
Англійська
~ 2400
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
Модель уживання:
[someone]'s boss
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
Словосполучення
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
Теми
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
Навчальні приклади
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
Іменник
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
Модель уживання:
be a boss at [something]
Поширена помилка:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
Синоніми
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
Антоніми
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
Словосполучення
act like a boss
|play like a boss
Теми
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
Навчальні приклади
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
Дієслово
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
Модель уживання:
boss [someone] around
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
Словосполучення
boss people around
Теми
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
Приклади
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
Синоніми
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
Антоніми
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
Словосполучення
boss move
|boss car
Теми
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Приклади
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
Навчальні приклади
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
Граматика
Словникова форма
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
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boss (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
Споріднені слова
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
Вирази
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.