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employ

US /ɛmˈplɔɪ/

verb Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The factory employs more than two hundred workers.

Word Family

NounNoun
employ gốc employee employer
VerbVerb
employ gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • hirea newly hired employee
  • recruita recently enlisted soldier
  • utilizeput into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Collocations

  • Easy employ staff
    to employ staff, meaning to put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • Medium employ full time workers
    to employ full time workers, meaning to put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • Hard employ new tactics
    to employ new tactics, meaning to put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • Very Hard gainfully employ surplus labor
    describing gainfully employ surplus labor (in a gainful way)

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