employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
Английски
~ 1300
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
Модел на употреба:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
Синоними
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
Антоними
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
Колокации
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
Теми
business
|work
|employment
Примери
- The company plans to employ 50 new workers this year.
- We decided to employ her as our office manager.
- Many factories in the area employ migrant labor.
Примери за учащи
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
Глагол
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
Модел на употреба:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
Честа грешка:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
Синоними
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
Антоними
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
Колокации
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
Теми
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
Примери
- The teacher employed several new techniques to help the students learn.
- We must employ all available resources to complete the project on time.
- The artist employed bright colors to create a cheerful mood.
Примери за учащи
- He employed a new way to fix the car.
- We employed a map to find the park.
- She employed her skills to make the cake.
Съществително
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
Синоними
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
Антоними
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
Колокации
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
Теми
business
|work
Примери
- She has been in the company's employ for over ten years.
- During his employ at the firm, he developed several successful projects.
- Few people remain in the long-term employ of one organization today.
Примери за учащи
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
Граматика
Речникова форма
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
Срички и ударение
em - ploy (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
Семейство думи
Forms
employs
verb
employing
verb
employed
verb
Core family
Related words
employable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unemployed
adjective B1
unemployment
noun B1
Advanced or less common
employability
noun
Изрази
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
Примери
- After months of searching, he finally found gainful employment.
- Many graduates struggle to secure gainful employment after college.
in someone's employ
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɪmplˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
formal
Working for someone
Working for and being paid by someone.
Примери
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.