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employ
[em-ploi]
verb (used with object)
to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service.
This factory employs thousands of people.
to make use of (an instrument, means, etc.); use; apply.
We employ objective and scientific methods to analyze all management areas.
to keep busy or at work; engage the attentions of.
He employs himself by reading after work.
to occupy or devote (time, energies, etc.).
I employ my spare time in reading. I employ all my energies in writing.
noun
to be in someone's employ.
employ
/ ɪˈɔɪ /
verb
to engage or make use of the services of (a person) in return for money; hire
to provide work or occupation for; keep busy; occupy
collecting stamps employs a lot of his time
to use as a means
to employ secret measures to get one's ends
noun
the state of being employed (esp in the phrase in someone's employ )
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonemploying adjective
- overemploy verb (used with object)
- preemploy verb (used with object)
- reemploy verb (used with object)
- ˈDzⲹ adjective
- ˌDzⲹˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of employ1
Example Sentences
The firm said it employed more than 100 people at the plant and that it supported a wider supply chain of about 3,000 people in northern England.
After World War Two, US factories churned out shoes, cars, and appliances, employing millions and helping to build a robust middle class.
This is available to both parents, as long as they are employed, and is paid at 70% of a full-time salary.
In the driver's seat is Robert, a guard employed by Blueline Security.
Some brand owners who employ immigrants who are undocumented, or who have papers but still fear federal agents, have sent workers home altogether and halted operations.
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When To Use
To employ someone is to pay them to work. An employer employs employees.The state of being employed is employment.A more specific use of employ is as a noun meaning employment or service. This sense of the word is almost always used in phrases like in their employ. Employ also means to use, as in This task will require you to employ a different skill set.Less commonly, employ can mean to keep one busy or occupy one, as in During flights I usually employ myself with some knitting. Example: My company employs more than 500 people.
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