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- pronunciation:
- ihm
ploI
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
employs, employing, employed |
| definition 1: |
When you employ someone, you pay them to do work for you.
The owner of the factory is planning to employ new workers this summer.- synonyms:
- engage, hire
- similar words:
- retain
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| definition 2: |
When you employ something, you use it to do something. If you employ a big stick of wood to move a rock, you make use of the stick to move the rock.
Doctors employ many different instruments during an operation.- synonyms:
- apply, use
- similar words:
- exercise, handle, operate
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| related words: |
work |
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| derivations: |
employable (adj.), employed (adj.), employability (n.) |
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