See employ on Wiktionary
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"2": "enm",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "xno",
"3": "emploier"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "emploiier",
"4": "",
"5": "to entangle, fabricate, to make use of"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "implicō",
"4": "implicāre",
"5": "to infold, entangle, involve, engage"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "imply",
"3": "implicate"
},
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"name": "doublet"
}
],
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
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"present"
]
},
{
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"past"
]
},
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}
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
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}
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{
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{
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{
"word": "imply"
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{
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{
"text": "Our company employs hundreds of people.",
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},
{
"ref": "1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547",
"text": "Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year."
},
{
"ref": "1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:",
"text": "Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2012 May 24, Farhad Manjoo, “BOMBSHELL: Business Insider Kinda Brilliant”, in Slate, archived from the original on 2023-06-05:",
"text": "The site—which was established in its current form in 2009—employs 60 people and says it gets 12 million visitors a month.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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],
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[
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"employee#Noun"
]
]
},
{
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"English terms with rare senses",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2004, Jay Rayner, The Apologist, London: Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 54:",
"text": "The management, who were close personal friends, had just employed a new chef.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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],
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],
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],
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]
},
{
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], page 313, column 1:",
"text": "Valiant Othello, we muſt straight employ you, / Againſt the generall Enemy Ottoman.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1715 April 10 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 29. Wednesday, March 30. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:",
"text": "This is a day in which the thoughts[…]ought to be employed on serious subjects.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1765, William Blackstone, “Of Corporations”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book I (Of the Rights of Persons), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 469:",
"text": "As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […]",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:",
"text": "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 2, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at the heart of the trial of Bradley Manning”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:",
"text": "Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2015 August 22, John Schwartz, “Study Finds Surprising Byproduct of Middle Eastern Conflicts: Cleaner Air”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-16:",
"text": "That insight may not seem surprising, given war's dampening effects on economic activity. But the research employed a new tool for recognizing the effects.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2018, Jhariah Clare (lyrics and music), “City of Ashes”, in The Great Tale of How I Ruined it All:",
"text": "Whatever they employ, I’ll exploit, make null and void!",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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],
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[
"job",
"job#Noun"
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[
"task",
"task#Noun"
]
],
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"word": "apply"
},
{
"word": "use"
},
{
"word": "utilize"
}
]
},
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"ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene viii], page 171, column 2:",
"text": "Let it not enter in your minde of loue: / Be merry, and imploy your chiefeſt thoughts / To courtſhip, and ſuch faire oſtents of loue / As ſhall conueniently become you there;",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1815 [1802], William Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence:",
"text": "I heard the woods, and distant waters, roar; / Or heard them not, as happy as a Boy: / The pleasant season did my heart employ:",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To make busy; to preoccupy."
],
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],
[
"preoccupy",
"preoccupy#Verb"
]
],
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"word": "occupy"
},
{
"word": "busy"
}
]
}
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},
{
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],
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"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "appoint"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "commission"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "commit"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "exercise"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "exploit"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "handle"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
"word": "spend"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:employ",
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{
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{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "OpenB@DistalSideChesthigh-PalmAcross RoundVert OpenB@DistalInsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp RoundHoriz OpenB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp",
"sense": "to give someone work"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waẓẓafa",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "وَظَّفَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naemam",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "наемам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam rabota",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "давам работа"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gùyōng",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇傭"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gù",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "zaměstnat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ansætte"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "tewerkstellen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "dungi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "palkata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "työllistää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ottaa töihin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "employer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "embaucher"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "recruter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "empregar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "alugar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "einstellen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anstellen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anwerben"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apascholó",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "απασχολώ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "istemāl karnā",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "इस्तेमाल करना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śagal",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "शगल"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "alkalmaz"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ráða"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "employar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "mempekerjakan"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "palkata"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "fostaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "impiegare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ingaggiare"
},
{
"alt": "やとう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yatou",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇う"
},
{
"alt": "こようする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "koyō-suru",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇用する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cuəl",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ជួល"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "goyonghada",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "고용하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ansette"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zatrudniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatrudnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "contratar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "angaja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanimátʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нанима́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanjátʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "наня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trudoustráivatʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "трудоустра́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trudoustróitʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "трудоустро́ить"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "fastaidh"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "zaposliti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "contratar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "emplear"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "-ajiri"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anställa"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jâang",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "จ้าง"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "najmaty na robotu",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "наймати на роботу"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "najnjaty na robotu",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "найняти на роботу"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pracevlaštovuvaty",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "працевлаштовувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pracevlaštuvaty",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "працевлаштувати"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "dùng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "mướn"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "(nonprofessionally) vobükön"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "(professionally)) cälön"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "cyflogi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "upotrebjavam",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "употребявам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "využít"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "käyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "employer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "utiliser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "einsetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "benutzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "verwenden"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrisimopoió",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "χρησιμοποιώ"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "uzar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "memakai"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "menggunakan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "bain úsáid as"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "impiegare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukau",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "使う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "formal use",
"roman": "siyō-suru",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "使用する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "utor"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "brūcan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "empregar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "angaja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "испо́льзовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "употребля́ть"
},
{
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"word": "iomair"
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"code": "es",
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"ref": "1856, “Treaty signed April 18, 1855; ratified April 5, 1856”, in Treaty of friendship and commerce between Great Britain and Siam, Bangkok: J. H. Chandler, page 7:",
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"ref": "1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:",
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],
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}
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