different between problem vs job

English

Alternative forms

• probleme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from ???????? (probáll?, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from ???- (pro-, “in front of”) + ????? (báll?, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??bl?m/
• (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??bl?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??bl?m/
• Hyphenation: prob?lem

Noun

problem (plural problems)

1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

   • “ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
2. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

3. A puzzling circumstance.
4. Objection.

5. (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb

Antonyms

• solution

Hyponyms

• Entscheidungsproblem

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)

1. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
2. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.

See also

• trouble

Further reading

• problem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• problem in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• problem at OneLook Dictionary Search

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).

Noun

problem (definite accusative problemi, plural probleml?r)

1. problem

Declension

Danish

Noun

problem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)

1. problem

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “problem” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “problem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch probleem, from Latin probl?ma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?problem]
• Hyphenation: pro?blém

Noun

problem (first-person possessive problemku, second-person possessive problemmu, third-person possessive problemnya)

1. problem.

   Synonyms: masalah, perkara, persoalan

Related terms

Further reading

• “problem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

problem

1. Alternative form of probleme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)

1. problem

Derived terms

References

• “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr??ble?m/

Noun

problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)

1. problem

Derived terms

References

• “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From French problème, from Middle French probleme, from Latin probl?ma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma, “obstacle”), from ???????? (probáll?, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from ???- (pro-, “in front of”) + ????? (báll?, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pr?b.l?m/

Noun

problem m inan

1. problem

Declension

Further reading

• problem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr?ble?m/

Noun

pròbl?m m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. problem

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr??ble?m/, /pr?-/, /-?bl??m/
• Hyphenation: pro?blem

Noun

problem n

1. problem; difficulty
2. problem; schoolwork exercise

Declension

Synonyms

• fråga
• komplikation
• kris
• spörsmål
• tal
• uppgift

Related terms

References

• problem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• plomber

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

problem n

1. problem

Welsh

Etymology

English problem, ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?pr?bl?m/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?pr?blam/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?pr?bl?m/

Noun

problem f (plural problemau)

1. problem

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “problem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

English

Etymology

From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop.

Folk etymology linked the word to Job, the biblical character who suffered many misfortunes; for semantic development of misery and labor, compare Vulgar Latin *tripalium (“instrument of torture”) and its Romance descendants like Spanish trabajo and French travail (whence borrowed into English travail).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: j?b, IPA^(key): /d???b/
• (General American) enPR: j?b, IPA^(key): /d???b/
• Rhymes: -?b

Noun

job (plural jobs)

1. A task.
   • 1996, Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire

     And it's my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang.

2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Here I am at my new job! 

3. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.

4. (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
5. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
6. A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
7. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
8. (colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

   Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "job": easy, hard, poor, good, great, excellent, decent, low-paying, steady, stable, secure, challenging, demanding, rewarding, boring, thankless, stressful, horrible, lousy, satisfying, industrial, educational, academic.

Translations

Verb

job (third-person singular simple present jobs, present participle jobbing, simple past and past participle jobbed)

1. (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
   • a. 1852, Thomas Moore, Literary Advertisement

     Authors of all work, to job for the season.

2. (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
3. (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
4. (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
5. (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.

   We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.

6. (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
   • 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst

     And judges job, and bishops bite the town.

7. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

   • a raven pitch'd upon him, and there sate, jobbing of the sore

8. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
   • 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises

     And while the Tympan is coming , he slips his Left Hand Fingers from under the Frisket to the hither outer corner of it , as well to keep the Sheet close to the Tympan in its position , as to avoid the jobbing of the lower side of the Frisket against the small square shoulder

9. To hire or let in periods of service.
   • 1848, William M. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 59,^[1]

     […] ...and a pair of handsome horses were jobbed, with which Jos drove about in state in the park...

Translations

Derived terms

See also

• employment
• work
• labour

Anagrams

• obj

Danish

Etymology

From English job.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?j?b?]

Noun

job n

1. job

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??p/
• Hyphenation: job
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

job f (plural jobs)

1. (chiefly Belgium) job

   Synonym: baan

Usage notes

Job is the default word for a job in Belgium. In the Netherlands baan is the default; however, job is sometimes used informally or in certain sectors (e.g. marketing), but it may also be considered pretentious due to an association with yuppies.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??b/

Noun

job m or f (plural jobs)

1. (informal) job (employment role)
2. (Quebec, Louisiana, informal) work

Usage notes

• This term is feminine in Quebec and some parts of Louisiana and masculine elsewhere.

Synonyms

• (informal) boulot

Further reading

• “job” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Noun

job m (invariable)

1. job (employment role, computing task)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??bi/
• (Rarely) IPA^(key): /?d??b/

Noun

job m (plural jobs)

1. (computing) job (task carried out in batch mode)