See also Labor
English[]
Alternative spellings[]
- labour (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada)
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Labor (s)
- Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- ...so I set myself to enlarge my cave, and work farther into the earth; for it was a loose sandy rock, which yielded easily to the labour I bestowed on it...
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labor movement, organised labor.
- The act of a mother giving birth.
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
Usage notes[]
- Attributes: physical, mental, technical, organized, etc.
Related terms[]
Verb[]
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to Labor (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (US) spelling of labour; see British/commonwealth entry for definitions, etymology, pronunciation, translations, etc.
Derived terms[]
- belabor
- labor of love
Anagrams[]
- ablor,
- Balor
- lobar
Latin[]
Noun[]
labor (genitive labōris); m, third declension
- work
Inflection[]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | labor | labōrēs |
| genitive | labōris | labōrum |
| dative | labōrī | labōribus |
| accusative | labōrem | labōrēs |
| ablative | labōre | labōribus |
| vocative | labor | labōrēs |
Derived terms[]
- laboro
Verb[]
present active lābor, present infinitive lābī, perfect active lāpsus sum. (deponent)
- I slip
- I glide, flow
Inflection[]
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Derived terms[]
Descendants[]
- Spanish: laborear
Spanish[]
Noun[]
Labor f. (plural labores)
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et:labor el:labor fr:labor gl:labor ko:labor io:labor kk:labor ku:labor lo:labor la:labor hu:labor my:labor nl:labor pl:labor pt:labor ru:labor simple:labor fi:labor sv:labor ta:labor vi:labor zh:labor
