employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
Συνώνυμα
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
Αντώνυμα
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
Θέματα
business
|work
|employment
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
Συνώνυμα
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
Αντώνυμα
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
Θέματα
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
Συνώνυμα
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
Αντώνυμα
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
Θέματα
business
|work
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
em - ploy (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.