tr.v., -ployed, -ploy·ing, -ploys.

1. 1. To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant.
   2. To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands.
2. To put to use or service. See synonyms at use.
3. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili.

n.

1. The state of being employed: in the employ of the city.
2. Archaic. Occupation.

[Middle English emploien, from Old French emploier, from Latin implicāre, to involve : in-, in; see en–¹ + plicāre, to fold.]

employability em·ploy'a·bil'i·ty n.
employable em·ploy'a·ble adj.
employer em·ploy'er n.

verb

1. To obtain the use or services of: engage, hire, retain, take on. Idioms: put on the payroll. See get/lose, work/play.
2. To make busy: busy, engage, occupy. See action/inaction.
3. To put into action or use: actuate, apply, exercise, exploit, implement, practice, use, utilize. Idioms: avail oneself of, bring into play, bring to bear, make use of, put into practice, put to use. See used/unused.

noun

1. The state of being employed: employment, hire. See work/play.
2. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. Slang racket. See action/inaction.

v

Definition: give, take job for money
Antonyms: fire, lay off, let go

v

Definition: make use of
Antonyms: ignore, misuse, shun, unemploy

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IN BRIEF: To hire and pay for work. Also: To use.

People who know how to employ themselves, always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry. — Jeanne-Marie Roland (1754-1793).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beskæftige, have ansat, ansætte, bruge, holde beskæftiget
n. - tjeneste, ansættelse

idioms:

• be in the employ of    i tjeneste hos

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebruiken, in dienst nemen/hebben, bezig houden, emplooi, gebruik

Français (French)
v. tr. - employer comme, utiliser, recourir (à une force), faire usage de (capacités)
n. - (être) employé par, (être) au service de (un domestique)

idioms:

• be in the employ of    être employé par

Deutsch (German)
v. - anstellen, beschäftigen, anwenden
n. - Beschäftigung, Arbeit

idioms:

• be in the employ of    im Arbeitsverhältnis stehen bei

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απασχολώ (μισθωτό), εργοδοτώ, προσλαμβάνω, εφαρμόζω, μετέρχομαι, χρησιμοποιώ
n. - (έμμισθη) απασχόληση, εργοδοσία, πρόσληψη

idioms:

• be in the employ of    είμαι στη δούλεψη κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
impiegare, adoperare, impiego

idioms:

• be in the employ of    lavorare presso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - empregar, utilizar
n. - emprego (m)

idioms:

• be in the employ of    a serviço de

Русский (Russian)
нанимать, использовать, употреблять, служба

idioms:

• be in the employ of    служить у

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - emplear, contratar, usar, aplicar, aprovechar, utilizar
n. - empleo

idioms:

• be in the employ of    estar empleado por, estar al servicio de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sysselsätta, anställa, ha i sin tjänst
n. - anställning, tjänst

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
雇用, 使从事于, 使用

idioms:

• be in the employ of    受雇于...

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 雇用, 使從事於, 使用
n. - 雇用

idioms:

• be in the employ of    受雇於...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고용하다, 필요로 하다, 소비하다
n. - 고용

idioms:

• be in the employ of    ~에 고용되어 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 雇う, 使う, 使用する, 費やす, 取る, 用いる
n. - 雇用, 勤め

idioms:

• be in the employ of    勤務している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستعمل, يوظف (الاسم) استعمال, عمل, وظيفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבודה על מנת לקבל שכר‬
v. tr. - ‮העסיק, השתמש ב-, הפעיל‬

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