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"word": "employ a steam engine to crack a nut"
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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": "quotation"
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{
"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.",
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"To retain (someone) as an employee."
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"text": "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "2004, Jay Rayner, The Apologist, London: Atlantic Books, page 54",
"text": "The management, who were close personal friends, had just employed a new chef.",
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"To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire."
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"(rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire."
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"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "OpenB@DistalSideChesthigh-PalmAcross RoundVert OpenB@DistalInsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp RoundHoriz OpenB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp",
"sense": "to give someone work"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waẓẓafa",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "وَظَّفَ"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naemam",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "наемам"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam rabota",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "давам работа"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇傭"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gùyōng",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇佣"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gù",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "zaměstnat"
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"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ansætte"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "tewerkstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "dungi"
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{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "palkata"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "työllistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ottaa töihin"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "employer"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "embaucher"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "recruter"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "empregar"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "alugar"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "einstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anwerben"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apascholó",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "απασχολώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "istemāl karnā",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "इस्तेमाल करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śagal",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "शगल"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "alkalmaz"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ráða"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "employar"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "mempekerjakan"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "palkata"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "fostaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "impiegare"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ingaggiare"
},
{
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"alt": "やとう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yatou",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇う"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"alt": "こようする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "koyō-suru",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "雇用する"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cuəl",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ជួល"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "goyonghada",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "고용하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "ansette"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zatrudniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatrudnić"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "contratar"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "angaja"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanimátʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нанима́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanjátʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "наня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trudoustráivatʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "трудоустра́ивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trudoustróitʹ",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "трудоустро́ить"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "fastaidh"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "zaposliti"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "contratar"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "emplear"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "-ajiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "anställa"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jâang",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "จ้าง"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "najmaty na robotu",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "наймати на роботу"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "najnjaty na robotu",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "найняти на роботу"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pracevlaštovuvaty",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "працевлаштовувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pracevlaštuvaty",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "працевлаштувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "dùng"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "mướn"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "(nonprofessionally) vobükön"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "(professionally)) cälön"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 70 0 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"word": "cyflogi"
}
]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"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": "quotation"
},
{
"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": "quotation"
}
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"To use (someone or something) for a job or task."
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[
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[
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],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "apply"
},
{
"word": "use"
},
{
"word": "utilize"
}
],
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"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "upotrebjavam",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "употребявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "využít"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "käyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "employer"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "utiliser"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "einsetzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "benutzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "verwenden"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrisimopoió",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "χρησιμοποιώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "uzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "memakai"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "menggunakan"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "bain úsáid as"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "impiegare"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukau",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "使う"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "formal use",
"roman": "siyō-suru",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "使用する"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "utor"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "empregar"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "angaja"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "испо́льзовать"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 85 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "употребля́ть"
},
{
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"word": "雇う"
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{
"alt": "こようする",
"code": "ja",
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"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": [
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],
"word": "zatrudniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give someone work",
"tags": [
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"word": "zatrudnić"
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{
"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": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "empregar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "angaja"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "испо́льзовать"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "употребля́ть"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "iomair"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "emplear"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "använda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "begagna"
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{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "yaukk-"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykorystóvuvaty",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "використо́вувати"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vžyváty",
"sense": "to put into use",
"word": "вжива́ти"
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