Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - employ
Employ
employ
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 use the services of (a person) in return for payment; keep (a person) in one's service. 2 (often foll. by for, in, on) use (a thing, time, energy, etc.) esp. to good effect. 3 (often foll. by in) keep (a person) occupied. --n. the state of being employed, esp. for wages. Phrases and idioms in the employ of employed by. Derivatives employable adj. employability n. employer n. Etymology: ME f. OF employer ult. f. L implicari be involved f. implicare enfold: see IMPLICATE
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I. transitive verb see: ply Date: 15th century 1. to make use of (someone or something inactive) , to use (as time) advantageously , c. to use or engage the services of, to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary , to devote to or direct toward a particular activity or person , see: use ~er noun II. noun Date: 1666 1. use, purpose, occupation, job, the state of being ~ed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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