employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
इंग्रजी
~ 1300
अर्थ
० अर्थ
क्रियापद
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
वापर नमुना:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
समानार्थी शब्द
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
सहप्रयोग
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
विषय
business
|work
|employment
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
क्रियापद
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
वापर नमुना:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
समानार्थी शब्द
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
सहप्रयोग
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
विषय
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
नाम
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
समानार्थी शब्द
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
सहप्रयोग
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
विषय
business
|work
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
em - ploy (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
संबंधित शब्द
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
वाक्प्रचार
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.