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oc‧cu‧pa‧tion /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən, ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən $ ˌɑːk-/ noun
شغل، حرفه
اشتغال، کار، تصرف کردن، پیشه، حرفه، اشغال، تصرف، مهندسی: حرفه، حقوقی: سکنی، اشتغال، حق تصرف، حقوق و امتیازات ناشی از تصرف اعیان غیر منقول، روانشناسی: اشغال، بازرگانی: اشتغال، کار، نظامی: اشغال کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsoccupation[noun]Synonyms:- profession, business, calling, employment, job, line (of work), pursuit, trade, vocation, walk of life
- possession, control, holding, occupancy, residence, tenancy, tenure
- invasion, conquest, seizure, subjugation
English Thesaurus: job, work, profession, occupation, career, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryOccupation, the the period from 1940–44 during World War II, when France was occupied by the German army ⇒
Free French,
Vichy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
oc‧cu‧pa‧tion S3 W3 AC /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃ
ən, ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ
ən $ ˌɑːk-/
noun [
Word Family: noun:
occupation,
occupant,
occupancy;
verb:
occupy;
adjective:
occupied]
1. [countable] a job or profession:
Please state your name, address and occupation.
professional and managerial occupations
manual occupations2. [uncountable] when a large group of people enter a place and take control of it, especially by military force
occupation of
the German occupation of Franceunder occupation
The area is under occupation (=controlled by a foreign army).3. [countable] a way of spending your time
Synonym : pastime:
One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.4. [uncountable] when someone lives or stays in a building or place:
When the first scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Occupation, the the period from 1940–44 during World War II, when France was occupied by the German army ⇒
Free French,
Vichy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsoccupation nounI. job ADJ. full-time | dangerous, hazardous | female, male Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male occupation.
low-paid, well-paid | high-status, low-status | sedentary | managerial, professional, technical | skilled, unskilled | manual, non-manual | blue-collar, white-collar | industrial, service service occupations such as cleaning and catering VERB + OCCUPATION choose, find | take up | follow The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations
give up He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher.
resume | provide (sb with) PHRASES a range of occupations The college provides training in a wide range of occupations. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
occupation II. control of another country ADJ. continuing | military VERB + OCCUPATION begin, take up | be/remain in | give up The invaders have given up occupation of large parts of the territories.
resume OCCUPATION + VERB begin, end OCCUPATION + NOUN force, power | zone PREP. during the ~ During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque.
under ~ Large parts of Britain were under Roman occupation. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
occupation III. living in a room, house, etc. ADJ. exclusive | joint, multiple the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation
peaceful the right to peaceful occupation of the property
land | illegal, unlawful illegal occupation of the premises VERB + OCCUPATION take up You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed.
be/remain in, enjoy | share | give up | resume PREP. in ~ of He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible. PHRASES ready for occupation The flats will be ready for occupation by March.
unfit for occupation The houses were judged to be unfit for human occupation. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Common Errorsoccupationnoun
BAD: It used to be difficult for women to get good occupations.
GOOD: It used to be difficult for women to get good jobs.
BAD: The important thing is to be happy in your occupation.
GOOD: The important thing is to be happy in your job.
Usage Note:JOB · DO · OCCUPATION · POST/POSITION · CAREER · TRADE · PROFESSION Job Your
job is what you do to earn your living: ‘You’ll never get a job if you don’t have any qualifications.’ ‘She’d like to change her job but can’t find anything better.’ Your
job is also the particular type of work that you do: ‘John’s new job sounds really interesting.’ ‘I know she works for the BBC but I’m not sure what job she does.’
A
job may be
full-time or
part-time (NOT
half-time or
half-day ): ‘All she could get was a part-time job at a petrol station.’
Do (for a living) When you want to know about the type of work that someone does, the usual questions are
What do you do? What does she do for a living? etc ‘What does your father do?’ - ‘He’s a police inspector.’
Occupation and
job have similar meanings. However,
occupation is far less common than
job and is used mainly in formal and official styles: ‘Please give brief details of your employment history and present occupation.’ ‘People in manual occupations seem to suffer less from stress.’
Post/position The particular job that you have in a company or organization is your
post or
position : ‘She’s been appointed to the post of deputy principal.’ ‘He’s applied for the position of sales manager.’
Post and
position are used mainly in formal styles and often refer to jobs which have a lot of responsibility.
Career Your
career is your working life, or the series of jobs that you have during your working life: ‘The scandal brought his career in politics to a sudden end.’ ‘Later on in his career, he became first secretary at the British Embassy in Washington.’
Your
career is also the particular kind of work for which you are trained and that you intend to do for a long time: ‘I wanted to find out more about careers in publishing.’
Trade A
trade is a type of work in which you do or make things with your hands: ‘Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing.’ ‘My grandfather was a bricklayer by trade.’
Profession A
profession is a type of work such as medicine, teaching, or law which requires a high level of training or education: ‘Until recently, medicine has been a male-dominated profession.’ ‘She entered the teaching profession in 1987.’
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