employ

/ɪmˈplɔɪ/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
employs
past
employed
past participle
employed
gerund
employing

Meaning

  1. emplear

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

anstellen

anstellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to employ, to hire."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa employ?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The factory ___ two hundred people.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a employ?

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