Dictionary entry

Vocation

Pronunciation: /və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ခန့်အပ်ခြင်း။

Definition

vocation /vǝƱ'keÇʃn/ n ၁။ [C] ~ (for/to sth) ေမြးရာပါတာဝန္ ျဖစ္သည္ဟုခံယူခ်က္။ have a religious vocation/a vocation to the priesthood ❍ Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. ၂။ [C usu sing ] ပရိေယသနလုပ္ငန္း။ အသက္ေမြးမႈ။ She feels she's found her true vocation (in life). ❍ You've missed your vocation (ie You are following the wrong career) —you should have been an actor. ❏ vocational /-ʃǝnl/ adj အသက္ေမြးမႈ။ do a vocational course ❍ vocational guidance/training (eg for students about to leave school).

Examples

  1. Mason regarded teaching as his vocation.
  2. [find a vocation] : She believes she has found her true vocation in life.