انگریزی

labor

gb/lˈeɪbɚ/ us/lˈeɪbɚ/
B1 انگریزی
~ 2200
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B1 entity
1

Work, especially hard work

Work that needs a lot of physical or mental effort.

استعمال کا انداز: [someone] does labor
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'labor' with 'laboratory' because of similar spelling.
ہم معنی الفاظ
work (More general term; can refer to any activity done to achieve a purpose, not necessarily hard effort.) | toil (Emphasizes hard, tiring, and continuous work.)
متضاد الفاظ
rest (Represents the absence of work or effort.)
لفظی تراکیب
manual labor |hard labor |skilled labor |labor force |labor market
موضوعات
work |economy |daily life |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • The construction of the building required months of manual labor.
  • Farming is hard labor that takes strength and patience.
  • The company reduced costs by outsourcing some of its labor.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • I do hard labor in the garden.
  • He found the labor too heavy.
  • The labor took all day.
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2

Process of childbirth

The process when a woman gives birth to a baby.

استعمال کا انداز: [someone] is in labor
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'labor' meaning childbirth with 'labor' meaning work; context is important.
ہم معنی الفاظ
childbirth (More general term for the act of giving birth; 'labor' emphasizes the process before and during delivery.)
متضاد الفاظ
pregnancy (The period before labor begins.)
لفظی تراکیب
go into labor |be in labor |labor pains |prolonged labor
موضوعات
health |family |body
مثالیں
  • She went into labor two weeks early.
  • The doctor monitored her closely during labor.
  • Labor can last for many hours.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • She is in labor now.
  • My sister went into labor yesterday.
  • Labor can be very painful.
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3

Workers considered as a group

All the workers in a place or country, especially those who do physical work.

استعمال کا انداز: the labor [group/type]
ہم معنی الفاظ
workforce (Refers to all employees; 'labor' often implies manual or industrial workers.)
متضاد الفاظ
management (Refers to those who run or control a business, as opposed to the workers.)
لفظی تراکیب
organized labor |cheap labor |unionized labor |labor unions
موضوعات
work |economy |business
مثالیں
  • The factory depends on cheap labor from overseas.
  • Organized labor protested against the new policy.
  • Labor unions negotiated better wages.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Labor in this city is expensive.
  • The country needs more skilled labor.
  • Labor is asking for higher pay.
فعل B2 action
4

To work hard for a long time

To work very hard for a long time.

استعمال کا انداز: to labor [on/over] [something]
ہم معنی الفاظ
toil (Emphasizes exhausting and continuous work.)
متضاد الفاظ
rest (To stop working and recover energy.)
لفظی تراکیب
labor over details |labor for hours |labor day and night
موضوعات
work |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • She labored over the report until midnight.
  • Workers labored in the hot sun.
  • They labored for years to complete the project.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • I labored on my homework all night.
  • He labored in the field all day.
  • We labored over the plan for weeks.
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5

To move or progress with great effort

To move or do something slowly and with hard effort.

استعمال کا انداز: to labor [through/under] [something]
ہم معنی الفاظ
struggle (Implies difficulty but not always physical effort.)
متضاد الفاظ
glide (To move easily without effort.)
لفظی تراکیب
labor through a task |labor under a misconception
موضوعات
movement |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • He labored up the steep hill.
  • They labored through the complicated instructions.
  • She labored under the weight of expectation.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • I labored up the stairs.
  • We labored through the long test.
  • He labored under heavy boxes.
گرامر
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labor
IPA
GB/lˈeɪbɚ/
US/lˈeɪbɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
labor (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (labor)
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Noun
  • Base: labor
  • Variant Spelling: labour
  • Plural: labor, labors
Verb
  • Base: labor
  • Variant Spelling: labour
  • 3rd Person Singular: labors
  • Present Participle: laboring
  • Past: labored
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
labour verb A2 labors noun laboring verb labored verb
Core family
laborer noun B1
Related words
laborious adjective B2 laboriously adverb
Advanced or less common
unlabored adjective
اہم نکات
  • Spelling Variant: labour Verb
  • Spelling Variant: labour Noun
عبارات

go into labor

1
/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase

Start giving birth to a baby

When a woman starts having her baby.

مثالیں
  • She went into labor at midnight.
  • The nurse said she might go into labor soon.

hard labor

1
/hˈɑɹd lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase

Physically demanding work as punishment or job

Very hard physical work, sometimes given as punishment in prison.

مثالیں
  • The prisoners were sentenced to five years of hard labor.
  • Farming in that climate is hard labor.

organized labor

1
/ˈɔɹɡənˌaɪzd lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase

Unionized workers acting together for rights and benefits

Workers who join together in groups called unions to get better pay and working conditions.

مثالیں
  • Organized labor fought for an eight-hour workday.
  • The bill was opposed by organized labor.

labor of love

1
/lˈeɪbɚ əv lˈʌv/
idiom

Work done out of passion not money

Work you do because you enjoy it, not because you get paid well.

مثالیں
  • Restoring the old house was a labor of love for them.
  • Writing the book was truly a labor of love.

labor of love

2
/lˈeɪbɚ əv lˈʌv/
idiom

Work done for enjoyment, not pay

Work you do because you enjoy it, not for money.

مثالیں
  • Restoring the old house was a real labor of love.
  • Writing the book was a labor of love for her.

manual labor

1
/mˈænjuəl lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase

Physical work by hand

Work where you use your body and hands, not machines or computers.

مثالیں
  • The job involves a lot of manual labor in the warehouse.
  • He earns his living through manual labor.
  • Manual labor is tiring but rewarding for some people.
  • Manual labor is tiring but rewarding.

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