job
part of speech
noun (job, jobs)
meaning for a pupil
1) A job is the work someone does to earn money: «Her job is a nurse». tree →
2) A job is a task or piece of work: «My job is to feed the cat». tree →
3) «Good job!» or «well done» says someone did something well. tree →
4) «Do the job» means work well enough. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a task done at a rate or for pay; jobs shared among people; pay per job (jobs × pay). In everyday life: jobs at home (chores), classroom jobs like monitor, people's jobs in the community (doctor, firefighter, teacher). Phrases: «a part-time job», «do a good job», «good job!», «odd jobs», «job done».
examples
- He earns 10 dollars for each job. tree →
- The job takes 3 hours. tree →
- 2 people share the job. tree →
- How many jobs does she do in a week? tree →
- My mum's job is at the hospital. tree →
- It's my job to water the plants. tree →
- Good job on your spelling test! tree →
- He does odd jobs for the neighbours. tree →
- The job must wait till the morning. tree →
note
Countable: «a job», «jobs» (but «work» is uncountable). Maths: a unit of work; pay per job gives multiplication. Trap: when 2 people share a job, the time or the pay is split.
In the corpora
- Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.
- A CV is a page or two listing someone's education, jobs and skills; Americans call it a résumé.
- A job interview is a meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whom to hire; several people usually compete for one job.
- A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.
- Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «job» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.