boss

🇺🇸 /bɔːs/ 🇬🇧 /bɒs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A person who manages workers and gives them tasks.

My boss tells me what to do at work.

A2

A person who leads a big company or group.

The boss of the company made a big decision.

verb
R

To order people around in a pushy way.

Stop trying to boss everyone at the meeting.

R

To control or excel at something.

Our team was bossing the competition from the start.

adjective
R

Excellent or cool.

That new car is totally boss.

translation

n. A person who manages workers and gives them tasks.; A person who leads a big company or group.
v. To order people around in a pushy way.; To control or excel at something.
adj. Excellent or cool.

Word Forms

Plural bosses
Progressive bossing
Perfect bossed
Past bossed
3rd Present bosses