employ
US
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/
UK
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/
Meaning
To give someone paid work in your company or organization.
किसी व्यक्ति को अपनी कंपनी या संस्था में वेतन देकर काम पर रखना।
Examples
“The restaurant employs twelve people, including several part-time cooks.”
“They employed a new accountant to manage the company's finances.”
“She is employed by a local school as a science teacher.”
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Not natural: She employed as a nurse last year.
Better: She was employed as a nurse last year.
Use the passive form was employed when saying that someone had a job.
किसी की नौकरी बताने के लिए passive रूप “was employed” इस्तेमाल करें।
Not natural: The company employed him to a sales manager.
Better: The company employed him as a sales manager.
Use as before a job title; to is used before an action, such as to manage.
पद बताने से पहले “as” आता है; “to” के बाद काम या क्रिया बताई जाती है।
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Learner tip
Use employ for giving someone paid work; say employ someone as a manager or employ someone to manage a team.
किसी को वेतन वाली नौकरी देने के लिए employ कहें; पद से पहले as और काम से पहले to लगाएँ।