employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1300
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
استعمال کا انداز:
to employ [someone] as [a job]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
ہم معنی الفاظ
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
لفظی تراکیب
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
موضوعات
business
|work
|employment
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
ہم معنی الفاظ
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
متضاد الفاظ
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
لفظی تراکیب
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
موضوعات
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
ہم معنی الفاظ
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
لفظی تراکیب
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
موضوعات
business
|work
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
em - ploy (2 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.