work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/ us
/wɝːk/work noun (ACTIVITY)
A1 [ U ]
کام
I've got so much work to do.
میرے پاس ، کرنے کے لئے بہت سے کام ہیں/ بہت سے کام ہیں جو مجھے کرنے ہیں۔
Aileen does most of the work around the house.
What sort of work are you experienced in?
Roger's work involves a lot of travelling.
روجر کا کام ایساہے جس میں بہت سفر کرنا پڑتا ہے۔
- In common with many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
- You need to have agile fingers to do this kind of work.
- We had a disagreement over the fee for the work.
- We've finished decorating upstairs but the downstairs still needs some work.
- They pay me next to nothing but I really enjoy the work.
work noun (PLACE)
work noun (CREATION)
- This novel is his best work to date.
- The mature works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert belong to the Classical period.
- The museum's collection includes works of art from all around the world.
- The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.
- In a coda to the main exhibition are various works which were once attributed to Rembrandt.
Grammar
work
verb
uk
/wɜːk/ us
/wɝːk/work verb (HAVE EFFECT)
B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ]
to be effective or successful
کام شروع کرنا, کام کرنا, اثر کرنا
Her idea for reorganizing the department will never work in practice.
شعبہ کی تنظیم نو کرنے کا اس (خاتون) کا خیال کبھی روبہ عمل نہیں آئے گا/شعبہ کی تنظیم نو کرنے کی اس (خاتون) کی تجویز پر کبھی عمل نہیں ہوسکے گا۔
The tablets will start to work in a few minutes.
چند منٹ میں ٹیبلٹس /گولیاں کام کرنا/اثر دکھانا شروع کردیں گی۔
Arguably, the monarchy worked well for many centuries.
- The argument that sanctions should be given more time to work is seductive but fatally flawed.
- In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.
- The opposition claimed that the government's education policy was not working.
- My new diet seems to be working. I've lost weight already.
- These tactics worked well in the last match.
work verb (DO JOB)
A1 [ I or T ]
کام کرنا
Where do you work?
آپ کہاں کام کرتے ہیں؟
He works at the hospital.
وہ ہسپتال میں کام کرتا ہے۔
I work in management training.
Have you any experience of working with children who have learning difficulties?
work verb (OPERATE)
A2 [ I or T ]
- You're welcome to it - I can never get it to work properly.
- Dust particles must have got into the motor, which is why it isn't working properly.
- How do you work this machine?
- It's a common-or-garden washing machine with just the basic functions, but it works perfectly well.
- The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction.
