Job
noun
A task or work done or to be done, especially paid work.
I am looking for a new job.
Often appears as...
- work job
- job hunt
noun
A responsibility or duty.
It's my job to take out the trash.
Often appears as...
- job to do
- your job
noun
A crime, especially a robbery.
The gangsters are planning a big job.
Often appears as...
- bank job
- inside job
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
Work at something, especially on a regular basis.
He jobs in a tech company.
Often appears as...
- job at
- job as
noun
A difficult task.
This report is a big job.
Often appears as...
- hard job
- big job
noun
A task or work done or to be done, especially paid work.
I am looking for a new job.
Often appears as...
- work job
- job hunt
noun
A responsibility or duty.
It's my job to take out the trash.
Often appears as...
- job to do
- your job
noun
A crime, especially a robbery.
The gangsters are planning a big job.
Often appears as...
- bank job
- inside job
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
Work at something, especially on a regular basis.
He jobs in a tech company.
Often appears as...
- job at
- job as
noun
A difficult task.
This report is a big job.
Often appears as...
- hard job
- big job
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Employment Focus
Usually means regular, ongoing work for pay, as distinct from a single task or project.
She landed a job at the law firm.
Pro Tip 2/2Seek and Find
Often used when talking about the process of looking for employment.
He's been on a job search for a month.
Pro Tip 1/2Employment Focus
Usually means regular, ongoing work for pay, as distinct from a single task or project.
She landed a job at the law firm.
Pro Tip 2/2Seek and Find
Often used when talking about the process of looking for employment.
He's been on a job search for a month.
Pro Tip 1/2Employment Focus
Usually means regular, ongoing work for pay, as distinct from a single task or project.
She landed a job at the law firm.
Pro Tip 2/2Seek and Find
Often used when talking about the process of looking for employment.
He's been on a job search for a month.
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Your body language may...
We decided that the one that most people could relate to because most people had been through, was the job interview. So we published these findings, and the media are all over it, and they say, Okay, so this is what you do when you go in for the job interview, right? You know, so we were of course horrified, and said,
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
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Thinking your way out of...
administrator who couldn't believe they gave her the job once she got there she found out the hiring committee had come directly from a wine function she said AHA they were drunk or maybe you've said if I can do it how hard can it be I actually heard he got a if I can get a
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
'Cause we always thought that we would have each other, and she always saw the best in everyone, no matter who it was, she just like brought out their light. And her lifelong goal was to be a healer. And she got her dream job as a transplant nurse,
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
what we're doing and making sure we do a good job. We'll give it a good go, eh? We'll give it a good go. You're so fluffy! Hand-raising the cubs will also help prepare them for their future lives at the zoo.
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How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
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Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
his job done he retires from the royal chamber and dies a short but productive life for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths slugs are fair game for driver ants
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide. A few hours from the first spray of bridging line, the job is done.
Video examples
Your body language may...
We decided that the one that most people could relate to because most people had been through, was the job interview. So we published these findings, and the media are all over it, and they say, Okay, so this is what you do when you go in for the job interview, right? You know, so we were of course horrified, and said,
Video examples
The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
administrator who couldn't believe they gave her the job once she got there she found out the hiring committee had come directly from a wine function she said AHA they were drunk or maybe you've said if I can do it how hard can it be I actually heard he got a if I can get a
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
'Cause we always thought that we would have each other, and she always saw the best in everyone, no matter who it was, she just like brought out their light. And her lifelong goal was to be a healer. And she got her dream job as a transplant nurse,
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
what we're doing and making sure we do a good job. We'll give it a good go, eh? We'll give it a good go. You're so fluffy! Hand-raising the cubs will also help prepare them for their future lives at the zoo.
Video examples
How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
Video examples
Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
his job done he retires from the royal chamber and dies a short but productive life for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths slugs are fair game for driver ants
Video examples
Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide. A few hours from the first spray of bridging line, the job is done.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
What is Apple, after all? Apple is about people who think 'outside the box,' people who want to use computers to help them change the world, to help them create things that make a difference, and not just to get a job done.
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Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.
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Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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George W. Bush
American President
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I have the best job in the world.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
What is Apple, after all? Apple is about people who think 'outside the box,' people who want to use computers to help them change the world, to help them create things that make a difference, and not just to get a job done.
Quote examples
Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.
Quote examples
Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.
Quote examples
Zig Ziglar
American Author
The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
Quote examples
Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
Quote examples
Herbert Hoover
American President
This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I have the best job in the world.
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