What does employ mean?
Definitions for employ
ɛmˈplɔɪem·ploy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word employ.
Princeton's WordNet
employment, employ(verb)
the state of being employed or having a job
"they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ(verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
"use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
hire, engage, employ(verb)
engage or hire for work
"They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
Wiktionary
employ(Noun)
The state of being an employee; employment.
The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ.
employ(Verb)
To give someone work or a job.
employ(Verb)
To put something into use or service; to make use of.
How do you employ your spare time?
Webster Dictionary
Employ(verb)
to inclose; to infold
Etymology: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Employ(verb)
to use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies
Etymology: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Employ(verb)
to occupy; as, to employ time in study
Etymology: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Employ(verb)
to have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy
Etymology: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Employ(noun)
that which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment
Etymology: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Employ
em-ploy′, v.t. to occupy the time or attention of: to use as a means or agent: to give work to.—n. a poetical form of employment.—adj. Employ′able, that may be employed.—ns. Employ′é, one who is employed:—fem. Employ′ée; Employēē′, a person employed; Employ′er; Employ′ment, act of employing: that which engages or occupies: occupation. [Fr. employer—L. implicāre, to infold—in, in, and plicāre, to fold. Imply and implicate are parallel forms.]
Editors Contribution
employ
To give employment to.
They did employ people from every nationality.
Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'employ' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3832
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'employ' in Verbs Frequency: #269
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of employ in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of employ in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of employ in a Sentence
This extension of summer program authority will employ summer program sponsors to ensure meals are reaching all children -- whether they are learning in the classroom or virtually -- so they are fed and ready to learn, even in new and ever-changing learning environments.
I called my director. He saw what happened on TV. He said he couldn't employ me because it brings shame.
The greater part of mankind employ their first years to make their last miserable.
They've got this huge workforce that they can't employ... and of course they're running some substantial budget deficits now.
If a woman is projected publicly as successful with awards and rewards, it is time to employ open mind full to see the men behind her.
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- شغل, استخدم, استعمل, وظف, توظيفArabic
- давам работа, употребявам, наемамBulgarian
- zaměstnat, využítCzech
- ansætteDanish
- anwerben, anstellen, verwenden, einsetzen, einstellenGerman
- απασχολώ, χρησιμοποιώGreek
- dungiEsperanto
- contratar, emplearSpanish
- ottaa työhön, palkata, työllistää, käyttääFinnish
- recruter, employer, embaucherFrench
- bain úsáid as, fostaighIrish
- iomair, fastaidhScottish Gaelic
- alkalmazHungarian
- employarIdo
- ingaggiare, impiegareItalian
- 雇う, 雇用Japanese
- tewerkstellenDutch
- ansetteNorwegian
- contratar, empregarPortuguese
- angajaRomanian
- употреблять, нанять, использовать, нанимать, трудоустраивать, трудоустроитьRussian
- zaposlitiSlovene
- anställa, använda, begagnaSwedish
- vobükön, cälönVolapük
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