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labors

|la-bors|

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/ˈleɪbər/

🇬🇧

/ˈleɪbə/

(labor)

work effort

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past	Past Participle	Past Participle	Present Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Noun	Verb	Adjective
labor	labors	labors	labored	labored / laboured	labored	labored / laboured	laboring	laboring / labouring	laborer	laborer / labourer	laboring	laborious

Etymology

Etymology Information

'labor' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'labor' (verb 'laborare' and noun 'labor'), where the root meant 'physical toil, exertion'.

Historical Evolution

'labor' passed into Old French and Anglo-Norman as 'labour' and into Middle English as 'labour', eventually yielding modern English 'labor' (US) and 'labour' (UK).

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'toil' or 'suffering' in Latin; over time it broadened to mean general 'work' and specific processes such as 'childbirth'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

plural of 'labor': physical work or sustained effort; tasks requiring exertion.

The farmer's labors brought in a good harvest.

Synonyms

work toil effort

Antonyms

leisure rest

Noun 2

the pains or process of childbirth (used in plural in some contexts: 'the labors of childbirth').

She read about the labors associated with childbirth.

Synonyms

childbirth painscontractions

Verb 1

third-person singular present of 'labor': to work hard or toil (physically or mentally).

She labors over the research every evening.

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Last updated: 2026/01/13 11:25