workplace

«workplace» in Mova's school dictionary: A place where people go to do their job, such as an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a workplace, workplaces)

meaning for a pupil

A place where people go to do their job, such as an office, a factory, a shop or a school. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship and safety: workplaces have rules to keep workers safe (fire exits, safety signs). In everyday life: parents talk about their workplace. In the formal voice: «workplace safety», «workplace rules».

examples

• Dad's workplace is a big hospital. tree →
• Every workplace must have a fire exit. tree →
• Workplace safety signs are often yellow or red. tree →
• Our school is a workplace for the teachers and cleaners. tree →
• The workplace has a quiet room for lunch breaks. tree →
• Bullying is not allowed in the workplace. tree →

note

Countable; one word. Often «in the workplace» to mean at work in general.

In the corpora

• A picket line is striking workers standing outside their workplace with signs, peacefully asking others not to go in.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «workplace» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.