different between employ vs handle
employ
English
Alternative forms
- imploy (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French employer, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve, engage”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”). Compare imply and implicate, which are doublets of employ .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?pl??/, /?m?pl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
employ (plural employs)
- The state of being an employee; employment.
- (obsolete) The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.
Verb
employ (third-person singular simple present employs, present participle employing, simple past and past participle employed)
- To hire (somebody for work or a job).
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
- Andrew Hou?toun and Adam Mu?het, being Tack?men of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
- To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 1, Scene iii:
- Valiant Othello, we must straight employ you / against the general enemy Ottoman.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 1, Scene iii:
- To make busy.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene viii:
- Let it not enter in your mind of love: / Be merry, and employ your chiefest thoughts / to courtship and such fair ostents of love / as shall conveniently become you there
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene viii:
Synonyms
- (to give someone work): hire
- (to put into use): apply, use, utilize
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- employ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- employ in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- employ at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- polemy
employ From the web:
- what employers are covered by ffcra
- what employers are exempt from ffcra
- what employers look for
- what employer means
- what employers look for in a resume
- what employers are covered by fmla
- what employer type is retail
- what employees are exempt from overtime
handle
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?hæn.dl?/
- Hyphenation: han?dle
- Rhymes: -ænd?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English handel, handle, from Old English handle (“a handle”), from handlian (“to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”). See verb below. Cognate with Danish handel (“a handle”).
Noun
handle (plural handles)
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- They overturned him to all his interests by the sure but fatal handle of his own good nature.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)
- 2014, Ray Stoeser, Josh Cuffe, Bury My Body Down By the Highway Side, page 83:
- Josh bought a fifth of Evan Williams for Andrew as a token of gratitude and Ray, because of the financial constraints, purchased the cheapest handle of whiskey he could find: Heaven Hill.
- 2014, Ray Stoeser, Josh Cuffe, Bury My Body Down By the Highway Side, page 83:
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
Hyponyms
- (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved): bail (bucket, kettle, pitcher), haft (tool, weapon), hilt (sword), knob, stail (tool), stilt (plough)
Derived terms
Related terms
- give a handle
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ???? (handoru)
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English handlen, from Old English handlian (“to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *handl?n? (“to take, grip, feel”), equivalent to hand +? -le. Cognate with West Frisian hanneljen, hanljen (“to handle, treat”), Dutch handelen (“to handle, deal, act, negotiate”), German handeln (“to act, trade, negotiate, behave”), Swedish handla (“to buy, trade, deal”), Icelandic höndla (“to handle”).
Verb
handle (third-person singular simple present handles, present participle handling, simple past and past participle handled)
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you.
- Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- 1679, William Temple, An essay upon the advancement of trade in Ireland.
- The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts for at least six months every year.
- 1679, William Temple, An essay upon the advancement of trade in Ireland.
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- 1976, Mel Hallin Bolster, Crazy Snake and the Smoked Meat Rebellion, page 66
- Light on his feet for a big man, he handled the rifle like a pistol.
- 1976, Mel Hallin Bolster, Crazy Snake and the Smoked Meat Rebellion, page 66
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Envy
- We will handle what persons are apt to envy others...
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Envy
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- 2014, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban ?ISBN:
- For example, a program that loads data from a file needs to handle the case where that file is not found.
- 2014, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban ?ISBN:
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- They [idols made of gold and silver] have hands, but they handle not
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- hand
Translations
Anagrams
- Dahlen, Handel
Alemannic German
Verb
handle
- (Uri) to stroke the teats of a dairy cow until they fill with milk
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse handla, h?ndla, from h?nd (“hand”). In the sense trade influenced by from Middle Low German handelen and German handeln.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hanl?/, [?hanl?]
Verb
handle (imperative handl, infinitive at handle, present tense handler, past tense handlede, perfect tense har handlet)
- act (to do something)
- trade, shop
German
Verb
handle
- inflection of handeln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse handla and German handeln
Pronunciation
Verb
handle (imperative handl or handle, present tense handler, passive handles, simple past and past participle handla or handlet, present participle handlende)
- to act (do something)
- to deal, trade, to do business
- to shop (visit shops)
Derived terms
- forhandle
- handletur
- handling
References
- “handle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- handla
Etymology
From Old Norse handla and German handeln
Verb
handle (present tense handlar, past tense handla, past participle handla, passive infinitive handlast, present participle handlande, imperative handl)
- to act (do something)
- to deal, trade, to do business
- to shop (visit shops)
Derived terms
- forhandle
- handletur
- handling
References
- “handle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
handle From the web:
- what handles the graphics that are displayed on the monitor
- what handle means
- what handlebar width do i need
- what handles function calls
- what handles automatic movements
- what handlebars
- what handles go with white cabinets
- what handles tissue exchange
you may also like
- employ vs handle
- riveting vs captivating
- master vs direct
- clever vs discerning
- tweak vs grip
- consenting vs granting
- depression vs crack
- vulgar vs smutty
- plainspoken vs free
- object vs wish
- inexpert vs unfamiliar
- push vs clout
- circuit vs round
- retreating vs retrograde
- chirrup vs peep
- conceiving vs beginning
- methodical vs assiduous
- unconcerned vs tranquil
- plate vs leaf
- lightfooted vs sprightly