employed; employing; employs
Definition of employ
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to make use of (someone or something inactive)
employ a pen for sketching
b
: to use (something, such as time) advantageously
a job that employed her skills
c(1)
: to use or engage the services of
(2)
: to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary
2
: to devote to or direct toward a particular activity or person
employed all her energies to help the poor
employ
nounDefinition of employ (Entry 2 of 2)
b
: occupation, job
2
: the state of being employed
in the city's employ
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The first known use of employ was in the 15th century
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