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verb | noun employemploy1 /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ ●●○ S3 W2 verb (, employed, employing) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYemploy1Origin: 1400-1500 French emploier to use, from Latin implicare VERB TABLEemploy |
| Present | I, you, we, they | employ | | he, she, it | employs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | employed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have employed | | he, she, it | has employed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had employed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will employ | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have employed |
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| Present | I | am employing | | he, she, it | is employing | | you, we, they | are employing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was employing | | you, we, they | were employing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been employing | | he, she, it | has been employing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been employing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be employing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been employing |
THESAURUStool/method etc.► use to do something with a particular tool, method, service, ability, etc., in order to achieve a particular purpose, or do a particular job: Can I use your phone? Carla often doesn’t use good judgment in selecting boyfriends. ► make use of something to use something that is available in order to achieve something: The recipe makes use of the whole chicken. ► avail yourself of something formal to use something that is offered or made available to you: He decided to avail himself of the company-provided life insurance policy. ► utilize formal utilize means the same as use but is mostly used in technical language: The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy. ► employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something: Several methods are currently employed for packaging frozen fruit. ► consume formal to use oil, energy, water, and other natural products: The U.S. imports 45% of the oil that it consumes. ► take advantage of something to use an opportunity in order to do what you want or need to do: We should take advantage of the nice weather and go hiking. ► exploit to use something as completely and effectively as possible: The navy exploited the island’s strategic location during the war. 1to pay someone to work for you: The factory employs over 2,000 people.employ somebody as something Kelly is currently employed as a motorcycle mechanic.employ somebody to do something She employed an agent to handle publicity for her. → see also self-employed, unemployed2to use a particular object, method, skill, etc. in order to achieve something: They employ modern marketing strategies.employ something to do something Helicopters were employed to move troops.► see thesaurus at use13formal to spend your time doing a particular thing: There must be better ways to employ your time. [Origin: 1400–1500 French emploier to use, from Latin implicare] verb | noun employemploy2 noun [uncountable] in somebody’s employ formal working for someone |