staff
To supply with employees or staff membersTo supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.
» The fire must've broken out after the staff had gone home.
Пожежа очевидно розпочалась, коли працівники пішли додому. — ascolto
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1 sensesTo supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.
- provide with staff
- serve on the staff of
Examples
250 sentencesThe fire must've broken out after the staff had gone home.
Пожежа очевидно розпочалась, коли працівники пішли додому. — ascolto
She is on the teaching staff.
I speak French to my staff.
Зі своїм персоналом я говорю французькою. — deniko
ruС моим персоналом я говорю по-французски. — paul_lingvo
deIch spreche mit meinem Personal Französisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll discuss it with my staff.
We have staff meetings on Monday.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English staf, from Old English stæf (“letter of the alphabet”), from Proto-WesFrom Middle English staf, from Old English stæf (“letter of the alphabet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Danish stav, Swedish stav.
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Forms
staffs, staffing, staffed, staffedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle