adjectiveUpper-intermediate

occupational

US

/ˌɑːk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/

UK

/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/

Meaning

Related to a person's job or profession, especially its conditions, duties, risks, or effects.

काम या पेशे से जुड़ा हुआ, खासकर नौकरी की परिस्थितियों, ज़िम्मेदारियों या उससे जुड़े जोखिमों के बारे में।

Examples

“Occupational health services help workers prevent injuries and manage workplace stress.”

workplaceadjective + noun

“The company improved occupational safety after reviewing accident reports from its factory.”

workplaceadjective + noun

“Her occupation involves helping patients regain movement after illness or injury.”

job or professionoccupation involves + -ing

Useful patterns

occupational + nounoccupational health and safetyoccupational exposure to + hazardoccupational risks or injuries

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Word family

occupation(noun)
occupationally(adverb)

Common collocations

occupational healthoccupational safetyoccupational therapyoccupational hazardoccupational diseaseoccupational exposureoccupational status

Common mistakes

Not natural: The company offers occupational to its workers.

Better: The company offers occupational health services to its workers.

Occupational is an adjective, so it normally describes a noun; it cannot stand alone here.

Occupational adjective है, इसलिए इसके बाद आम तौर पर कोई noun आता है; इसे यहाँ अकेले इस्तेमाल नहीं कर सकते।

Not natural: My occupational is teaching.

Better: My occupation is teaching.

Use the noun occupation for someone's job; occupational is the adjective form.

किसी के काम या पेशे के लिए noun occupation इस्तेमाल करें; occupational उसका adjective रूप है।

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Synonyms

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work-relatedjob-relatedemployment-relatedcareer-relatedprofessional
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Antonyms

Words with contrasting meaning

nonoccupationalnon-work-related

Learner tip

Use occupational before a noun for something connected with work; use occupation when naming someone's job.

काम से जुड़ी किसी चीज़ के noun से पहले occupational लगाएँ; किसी का पेशा बताने के लिए occupation इस्तेमाल करें।

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A report covers health risks employees face because of their jobs. Which word fits?

एक रिपोर्ट में नौकरी के कारण कर्मचारियों को होने वाले स्वास्थ्य जोखिमों की बात है। कौन-सा शब्द सही है?