Staffed
/stæft/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo provide with a group of workers to carry out a particular task.
/stæft/
To provide with a staff of workers.
The new clinic will be staffed by a team of doctors and nurses.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're opening a lemonade stand. To make sure it runs well, you need people to help, right? Staffing is like getting those helpers!
👶 For kids: When you 'staff' something, it means you put people in it to help it work.
More Examples
The event was well staffed with volunteers.
The museum is currently staffed with part-time employees.
How It's Used
"The company staffed the new department with experienced professionals."
"The hotel staffed its restaurant with a team of chefs and servers."
Being supplied with enough employees, workers, or personnel.
/stæft/
Provided with a staff.
The staffed bank had short lines and friendly tellers.
💡 Simply: If a place is staffed, it just means that it has workers.
👶 For kids: If something is 'staffed,' it means it has people working there.
More Examples
The staffed library was open seven days a week.
They have a staffed office to help with the work.
The hotel was fully staffed during the busy season.
How It's Used
"The staffed offices of the corporation are open from 9-5."
"The fully staffed restaurant could offer a wide variety of options for meals."
Synonyms
From Old English *stæf* (staff), referring to a stick or support. The verb evolved to mean to provide someone with employees or personnel, to equip a place, or to be filled with employees.
Historically, "staffed" and its related forms often appeared in legal and business contexts to indicate the allocation of personnel.
Memory tip
Think of providing a 'staff' - a team - to get something done.