employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1300
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
పర్యాయపదాలు
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
పదకలయికలు
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
విషయాలు
business
|work
|employment
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
పర్యాయపదాలు
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
పదకలయికలు
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
విషయాలు
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
నామవాచకం
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
పదకలయికలు
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
విషయాలు
business
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
em - ploy (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
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
పదప్రయోగాలు
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.