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employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ] vb (tr) 1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to engage or make use of the services of (a person) in return for money; hire 2. to provide work or occupation for; keep busy; occupy collecting stamps employs a lot of his time 3. to use as a means to employ secret measures to get one's ends n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the state of being employed (esp in the phrase in someone's employ) [from Old French emploier, from Latin implicāre to entangle, engage, from plicāre to fold] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
employ verb 1. hire, commission, appoint, take on, retain, engage, recruit, sign up, enlist, enrol, have on the payroll The company employs 18 staff. 2. use, apply, exercise, exert, make use of, utilize, ply, bring to bear, put to use, bring into play, avail yourself of the approaches and methods we employed in this study 3. spend, fill, occupy, involve, engage, take up, make use of, use up Your time could be usefully employed in attending to business matters. in the employ of or in someone's employ in the service of, employed by, hired by, engaged by, in the payroll of They hinted that he was in the employ of the KGB. Translations employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ] employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ] vt (in a job) → employer The factory employs 600 people → L'usine emploie six cents personnes. He's employed in a bank BUT Il est employé de banque. to be employed as sth → être employé en tant que He was employed as a technician → Il était employé en tant que technicien. see also self-employed n to be in sb's employ → être au service de qn employ vt person → beschäftigen; (= take on) → anstellen; private detective → beauftragen; he has been employed with us for 15 years → er ist schon seit 15 Jahren bei uns (= use) means, method, tactics, skill, force, cunning → anwenden, einsetzen; word, concept → verwenden; time → verbringen; you can surely find a better way of employing your time → Sie können doch bestimmt Besseres mit Ihrer Zeit anfangen; they employed the services of a chemist to help them → sie zogen einen Chemiker heran, um ihnen zu helfen to be employed in doing something → damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun n to be in the employ of somebody (form) → bei jdm beschäftigt sein, in jds Diensten stehen (geh) employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ] 1. vt (give job to) → dare lavoro a, impiegare; (appoint) → assumere; (make use of, thing, method, person) → servirsi di, impiegare; (time) → impiegare he's employed in a bank → lavora in banca we employed a painter to decorate the house → ci siamo serviti di un imbianchino per pitturare la casa 2. n (frm) in the employ of sb → alle dipendenze di qn employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ] 1. vt (give job to) → dare lavoro a, impiegare; (appoint) → assumere; (make use of, thing, method, person) → servirsi di, impiegare; (time) → impiegare he's employed in a bank → lavora in banca we employed a painter to decorate the house → ci siamo serviti di un imbianchino per pitturare la casa 2. n (frm) in the employ of sb → alle dipendenze di qn v employ [imˈploi] 1 to give (especially paid) work to He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher. (in) diens يُشَغِّل наемам zaměstnat ansætte; beskæftige beschäftigen, anstellen απασχολώ, προσλαμβάνω emplear tööd andma استخدام کردن؛ به کار گرفتن työllistää employer לְהַעֲסִיק काम पर लगाना zapošljavati alkalmaz mempekerjakan ráða til starfa dare lavoro a, essere impiegato 雇う 고용하다 (pa)samdyti nodarbināt; algot menggaji in dienst hebben beskjeftige, sysselsette; ha i sitt levebrød zatrudniać empregar a angaja нанимать; работать zamestnať zaposliti (se) zaposliti sysselsätta, ge arbete åt จ้างทำงาน iş vermek, çalıştırmak 僱用 наймати, давати роботу ملازم رکھنا tuyển dụng 雇用 2 to occupy the time or attention of She was busily employed (in) writing letters. gebruik يُشْغِل (وَقْتَ أو إنتِباه) занимавам се zaměstnat beskæftige beschäftigen απασχολώ ocupar hõivama مشغول کردن؛ سرگرم کردن keskittyä occuper לְהַעֲסִיק समय या ध्यान लगाना uposliti foglalkoztat mengisi waktu vera upptekinn occuparsi di, dedicarsi a 従事させる 열중하다 užimti pavadīt laiku; nodarboties menisi waktu bezighouden være opptatt av/ i gang med zająć (się) ocupar-se a ocupa заниматься zamestnať ukvarjati se zauzeti sysselsätta ใช้เวลา meşgul etmek 忙於 займатися کام میں مصروف رکھنا chiếm thời gian 忙于 3 to make use of You should employ your time better. aanwend يُشْغِلُ، يَسْتَفيد من употребявам využít bruge; anvende verwenden χρησιμοποιώ emplear, utilizar kasutama استفاده کردن از käyttää employer לְנָצֶל प्रयोग करना upotrijebiti (fel)használ menggunakan nota impiegare 使う 활용하다 (pa)naudoti izmantot menggunakan gebruiken anvende, bruke wykorzystać utilizar a folosi использовать využiť uporabiti iskoristiti använda, utnyttja ใช้ประโยชน์ kullanmak 使用 використовувати استعمال میں لانا tận dụng 使用 adj emˈployed having a job; working. werksaam مُشَغَّل работещ zaměstnaný ansat angestellt εργαζόμενος empleado tööl käiv شاغل työssäkäyvä employé מוּעָסַק नियुक्त, कार्यरत, रोजगाररत zaposlen alkalmazott bekerja með atvinnu impiegato 雇用された 고용된 dirbantis, turintis darbą nodarbināts bekerja werk hebbend ansatt, sysselsatt, i arbeid zatrudniony empregado angajat имеющий работу zamestnaný zaposlen zaposlen anställd ที่มีงานทำ çalışan, işi olan 有工作的 той, що має роботу; той, що працює نوکری میں لگا ہونا có việc làm 有工作 n emˈployee, ˌemployˈee [em-] a person employed for wages, a salary etc That firm has fifty employees. werker, werknemer مَسْتَخْدَم، مُوَظَّف служител zaměstnanec, -kyně medarbejder; ansat der/die Arbeitnehmer(in) υπάλληλος empleado töötaja کارمند؛ مستخدم työntekijä employé/-ée שָׂכִיר कर्मचारी zaposlenik alkalmazott pekerja starfsmaður impiegato, dipendente 従業員 피고용자 darbuotojas darbinieks pekerja werknemer arbeidstaker, ansatt, arbeider, funksjonær pracownik empregado angajat служащий zamestnanec, -kyňa uslužbenec zaposleni anställd ลูกจ้าง çalışan 受僱者,僱員 працівник; співробітник ملازم người làm công 受雇者,雇员 n emˈployer a person who employs others His employer dismissed him. werkgewer مُشَغِّل، رب العَمَل работодател zaměstanvatel, -ka arbejdsgiver der/die Arbeitgeber(in) εργοδότης empresario, patrón tööandja کارفرما työnantaja employeur/-euse מַעֲסִיק नियोजक poslodavac munkaadó majikan vinnuveitandi datore di lavoro 雇用者 고용주 darbdavys darba devējs majikan werkgever arbeidsgiver pracodawca empregador patron работодатель zamestnávateľ, -ka delodajalec poslodavac arbetsgivare นายจ้าง işveren, patron 僱用者,僱主 наймач, роботодавець آجر người sử dụng lao động 雇用者,雇主 n emˈployment the act of employing or state of being employed She was in my employment; This will give employment to more men. werk, besigheid تَشْغيل، بِطالَه наемане zaměstnání beskæftigelse; arbejde die Anstellung απασχόληση empleo töö, tööhõive استخدام؛ شغل työllisyys emploi תַעֲסוּקָה रोजगार, नियोजन zaposlenje alkalmaz(tat)ás pekerjaan atvinna impiego 雇用 고용 darbas darbs; nodarbinātība pekerjaan dienst, werk arbeid, ansettelse, sysselsetting zatrudnienie emprego serviciu служба; работа zamestnanie zaposlitev zaposlenje anställning การจ้างงาน istihdam, iş 僱用 наймання; служба نوکری việc làm 雇用 employ → يوُظف zaměstnat ansætte beschäftigen προσλαμβάνω emplear palkata employer uposliti impiegare 雇用する 고용하다 in dienst nemen ansette zatrudnić empregar нанимать anställa ว่าจ้าง işe almak thuê người 雇用 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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