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Verbs Related to Occupation

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to work
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to overwork
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to hire
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to recruit
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to employ
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to sign up
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to staff
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to man
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to assign
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to entrust
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to mandate
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to appoint
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to task
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to designate
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to delegate
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to commission
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to sack
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to intern
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to volunteer
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to lay off
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to take on
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to step down
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to put forward
to work
to work
Verb
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to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

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He's been working on his presentation for hours.
She works passionately to make a difference in the world.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to overwork
to overwork
Verb
uk flag
/ˌoʊvɝˈwɝk/

to work too much, often to the point of exhaustion or burnout

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intransitive
to hire
to hire
Verb
h
h
i
aɪɜ
r
r
e

to pay someone to do a job

displace

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to recruit
to recruit
Verb
r
r
e
ə
c
k
r
r
ui
u
t
t

to employ people for a company, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to employ
to employ
Verb
e
ɪ
m
m
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
y
ɪ

to give work to someone and pay them

displace

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sign up
to sign up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈaɪn ˈʌp/

to sign a contract agreeing to do a job

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sign
phrase's particle
up
to staff
to staff
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
æ
ff
f

to provide with employees for a particular purpose, position, or task

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to man
to man
Verb
m
m
a
æ
n
n

to provide workers for a specific place or task

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to assign
to assign
Verb
a
ə
ss
s
i
g
n
n

to give specific tasks, duties, or responsibilities to individuals or groups

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to entrust
to entrust
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t
r
r
u
ə
s
s
t
t

to give someone the responsibility of taking care of something important, such as a task, duty, or information

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ditransitive
to mandate
Verb
m
m
a
æ
n
n
d
d
a
t
t
e

to officially give someone the authority or responsibility to carry out specific tasks or make decisions

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to appoint
to appoint
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
oi
ɔɪ
n
n
t
t

to give a responsibility or job to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to task
Verb
t
t
a
æ
s
s
k
k

to assign a duty or responsibility to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to designate
Verb
d
d
e
ɛ
s
z
i
ə
g
g
n
n
a
t
t
e

to choose someone for a certain position or task

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to delegate
Verb
uk flag
/ˈdɛɫəˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdɛɫəɡət/

to give part of the power, authority, work, etc. to a representative

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to commission
to commission
Verb
c
k
o
ə
mm
m
i
ɪ
ss
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to assign someone to do a task, such as creating an artistic or literary piece

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sack
to sack
Verb
s
s
a
æ
ck
k

to dismiss someone from their job

hire

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to intern
to intern
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
n
n

to work temporarily in a job, usually during breaks or after completing studies, to gain practical experience in a specific field

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to volunteer
to volunteer
Verb
v
v
o
ɑ
l
l
u
ə
n
n
t
t
ee
ɪ
r
r

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to lay off
to lay off
Verb
uk flag
/lˈeɪ ˈɔf/

to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
lay
phrase's particle
off
to take on
to take on
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɑːn/

to hire someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
on
to step down
to step down
Verb
uk flag
/stˈɛp dˈaʊn/

to voluntarily resign or retire from a job or position

take office

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
step
phrase's particle
down
to put forward
to put forward
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt fˈoːɹwɚd/

to present an idea, suggestion, etc. to be discussed

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
forward

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