employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
Английский
~ 1300
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
Модель употребления:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
Синонимы
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
Антонимы
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
Коллокации
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
Темы
business
|work
|employment
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
Синонимы
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
Антонимы
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
Коллокации
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
Темы
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Существительное
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
Синонимы
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
Антонимы
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
Коллокации
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
Темы
business
|work
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
Слоги и ударение
em - ploy (2 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
Родственные слова
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
Выражения
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.