labor meaning
labor :
work, effort
noun
▪ His labor was tiring.
▪ His work was tiring.
▪ The factory relies on human labor.
▪ The factory relies on human work.
paraphrasing
▪ work – labor
▪ effort – work
▪ toil – labor
▪ job – labor
labor :
to work hard, to toil
verb
▪ They labor to finish the project on time.
▪ They work hard to finish the project on time.
▪ She has been laboring all day.
▪ She has been working all day.
paraphrasing
▪ toil – labor
▪ work – labor
▪ strive – labor
▪ endeavor – labor
Pronunciation
labor [ˈleɪ.bər]
The stress is on the first syllable 'la' and sounds like 'LAY-bər'.
Common phrases and grammar about labor
labor - Common meaning
noun
work, effort
verb
to work hard, to toil
Part of Speech Changes for "labor"
▪ laborious (adjective) – requiring a lot of effort
▪ laborer (noun) – a person who does hard work
▪ laboriously (adverb) – in a way that requires much effort
▪ overlabor (verb) – to work too hard
Common Expressions with "labor"
▪ labor force – the people who work in a country or area
▪ labor union – an organization of workers
▪ manual labor – work done by hand
▪ labor rights – the rights of workers
Important examples of labor in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, labor is often related to work or employees.
Example of a confusing word: elaborate (to explain in detail)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a noun, labor refers to work; as a verb, it means to work hard.
labor
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
labor force
'workpeople', used when discussing employment in passages.
strike force
means 'a group organized to achieve a specific goal'.
Differences between similar words and labor
labor
,
work
differences
labor refers to physical or hard work, while work is a more general term for tasks or employment.
labor
,
effort – work
differences
labor emphasizes the physical aspect of work, while effort is more about the energy or try put into something.
Words with the same origin as labor
The origin of labor
labor comes from the Latin 'labor' meaning 'work'. It has remained consistent in meaning related to effort and work.
Word structure
The word is composed of the root 'labor' with no prefix or suffix.
Words with the same origin
The root of labor is labor. Words with the same root include 'laborious', 'collaborate', 'elaborate', and 'laborer'.
