employed
/ɪmˈplɔɪd/adjective
उच्चारण इम्प्लॉइड
नौकरीपेशा, कार्यरत, रोज़गार में लगा
Core word
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having a job that you are paid for
नौकरीपेशा, कार्यरत, रोज़गार में लगा
- Both her parents are employed.
- Radhika is employed as a teacher in a government school.
- He is self-employed.
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- He has been employed in the same firm for ten years.
- Only half of the graduates were employed six months after finishing college.
- My cousin is employed as a nurse in a private hospital.
- Are you self-employed or employed by a company?
Synonyms working in work hired
Opposite unemployed jobless out of work
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[plural, the employed]
people who have jobs
नौकरीपेशा लोग
- the employed and the unemployed
- Only the employed are eligible for this loan scheme.
- The new scheme helps both the employed and the jobless.
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- The employed in this city mostly work in the textile mills.
- The tax benefits are meant for the employed, not the retired.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be employed in / at / by / as
As an adjective, 'employed' means having a paid job. Use 'in' for a field, 'at' for a place, 'by' for a firm, and 'as' for a position.
Adjective के रूप में 'employed' का अर्थ वेतन वाली नौकरी में होना है। क्षेत्र के लिए 'in', स्थान के लिए 'at', कंपनी के लिए 'by', और पद के लिए 'as' आता है।
- He is employed in the railways.
- She is employed by a private bank.
the employed (plural noun)
'The employed' means people who have jobs; it takes a plural verb. Its opposite is 'the unemployed'.
'The employed' का अर्थ नौकरी वाले लोग है; इसके साथ plural verb आती है। इसका विपरीत 'the unemployed' है।
- The employed pay income tax.
- The unemployed need support.
self-employed / gainfully employed
'Self-employed' means working for yourself. 'Gainfully employed' is a formal phrase meaning doing paid work.
'Self-employed' का अर्थ अपने लिए काम करना है। 'Gainfully employed' औपचारिक वाक्यांश है, जिसका अर्थ वेतन वाला काम करना है।
- My uncle is self-employed.
- Gainfully employed persons are counted in the census.
employed + in + -ing / to-infinitive
'Be employed in doing' or 'employed to do' show the task: employed to teach, employed in teaching.
'Be employed in doing' या 'employed to do' कार्य बताते हैं: employed to teach, employed in teaching।
- She is employed to teach maths.
- He is employed in managing accounts.
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adverb + employed
fullygainfullycurrentlyregularlypermanentlytemporarily
- Only half of the youth in the town are gainfully employed.
employed + preposition
employed atemployed byemployed inemployed asemployed on
- She is employed as an accountant at a hospital.
employed + noun
personsworkerspopulationwomenadults
- The employed population has grown this year.
prefix + employed
self-underunre-full-
- Many self-employed people run small shops.
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- My father is employed in the post office and my mother in a school.
मेरे पिताजी डाकघर में और मेरी माँ एक स्कूल में कार्यरत हैं।
- Over ten crore people are employed in agriculture.
दस करोड़ से अधिक लोग कृषि में कार्यरत हैं।
- He remained employed in the same firm for thirty years.
वह तीस वर्ष तक उसी कंपनी में कार्यरत रहा।
- The questionnaire asked whether you are employed, unemployed or self-employed.
प्रश्नावली में पूछा गया था कि आप कार्यरत हैं, बेरोज़गार हैं या स्वरोज़गार में हैं।
- Radhika is employed as a junior clerk in a cooperative bank.
राधिका एक सहकारी बैंक में कनिष्ठ लिपिक के रूप में कार्यरत है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is employed on a bank.
✓ He is employed at a bank.
Use 'at' (or 'in') with a place of work, not 'on'.
कार्यस्थल के साथ 'at' (या 'in') आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ She is employing as a teacher.
✓ She is employed as a teacher.
Use the passive participle for the state of having a job.
नौकरी में होने की स्थिति के लिए passive participle आता है।
✗ The employed is happy.
✓ The employed are happy.
'The employed' means people in general and needs a plural verb.
'The employed' लोगों के समूह के लिए है और इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse employee (the person who works for somebody) and employer (the person or company that gives the job).
Employee (किसी के लिए काम करने वाला व्यक्ति) और employer (नौकरी देने वाला व्यक्ति या कंपनी) में भ्रम न करें।