employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 1300
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
الگوی کاربرد:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
هممعنیها
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
متضادها
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
ترکیبهای رایج
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
موضوعها
business
|work
|employment
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
فعل
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
الگوی کاربرد:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
هممعنیها
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
متضادها
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
ترکیبهای رایج
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
موضوعها
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اسم
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
هممعنیها
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
متضادها
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
ترکیبهای رایج
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
موضوعها
business
|work
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
هجاها و تکیه
em - ploy (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
صورتهای واژه
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
عبارتها
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.