WordCmp.com

state vs employ

employ vs state

state and employ both are nouns.

state and employ both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
employ Yes No Yes No
As nouns, employ is a hyponym of state; that is, employ is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • employ: the state of being employed or having a job
state (noun) employ (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes the state of being employed or having a job
a politically organized body of people under a single government
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
the territory occupied by a nation
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) employ (verb)
express in words put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
put before engage or hire for work
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Difference between state and employ

Words related to "state"


© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.