Employ

French Meaning

employer

utiliser

user de

faire travailler

faire employer

travail

English Meaning

  1. To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant.
  2. To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands.
  3. To put to use or service. See Synonyms at use.
  4. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili.
  5. The state of being employed: in the employ of the city.
  6. Archaic Occupation.