boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
انگریزی
~ 2400
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone]'s boss
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
لفظی تراکیب
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
موضوعات
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
be a boss at [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
ہم معنی الفاظ
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
متضاد الفاظ
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
لفظی تراکیب
act like a boss
|play like a boss
موضوعات
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
boss [someone] around
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
لفظی تراکیب
boss people around
موضوعات
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
مثالیں
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
ہم معنی الفاظ
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
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cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
متضاد الفاظ
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
لفظی تراکیب
boss move
|boss car
موضوعات
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
مثالیں
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
گرامر
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boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
ہجا بندی اور زور
boss (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
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Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
عبارات
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.