Employ

/ɪmˈplɔɪ/

Synonyms for "employ" (300 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Verb(18 words)

apply use utilize engage hire application applied appliesapply biologyapply knowledgeapply methodapply rulesapply strategyappoint availing bestow borrowed brook

Noun(17 words)

academic discipline approachamount of physical forceapplied force evenlyapplied linguistic approachapplied skill developmentapply natural system approachapply scientific methodapply skillapplyingapproach the topicapproach to learningavailsborrowed word formborrowing brandishing busyingcampaign outreach materials

active useactivities activity add affair affairs appliance application apply assumeattend to businessattendance avail bag bespeak bestow book brief business busy

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carry on

Adjective(4 words)

american history textbook approachapplied mechanicsapplied workborrowed books

Strong matches (90)

Noun(25 words)

coding systemcomposition usecontent area l1 usecopehancultural development process approachelaphure employmentengaged stateengaging performanceenvironmental system approach frameworkexercise habitsexercising exploiting exploitsexpression mediumharness harnesses harnessing hires hiring

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hiring contractinterns jobslanguage use orientedlearning concepts

commerce commission concern concernment conductconsecrate toconsume consumptioncontract forconvertdedicate todevote dodo withdraw embrace employment engageengage inengross

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enlist enterprise exercise exert exertion expend exploit fall follow functiongive over togive togo in forgood usehandlehard usagehard usehireill useill-use interest involve labor

Verb(19 words)

commission commit deploysdeveloping number senseengaged engages enlists exercise exercised exerting exploit exploited handle harnessed hired indentured innovates job jobbed

Adjective(3 words)

communal decision making modelenvironmental system approachfine powder use

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Noun(44 words)

learning strategyleveraging manmaterial usemodel organisms approachmore appliedpiggybacks practicesprivate sector job marketproblem solving techniqueproject based curriculumproject based methodproject organization approachrecruits resort resorting resorts retainingservice learning pedagogysign-on

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staff staffing staffsstudy methodsystems thinking classroomtappingteaching pond modeltempuse fixed groupinguse ingeniouslyuse remoteuse with gearusesuses of manufactured materialusing usoutilize skillutilize techniquewater cycle diagramwhole organism approachwhole organism studywieldingword form grammarworking memory capacity

Verb(31 words)

leveraged leveragesmake useoccupation ply positionput to userecruit resorted retained retains spendstaff the classroomstaffed suborntake advantage ofteach place valuetempeduse a templateuse evidence

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use fixed numbersuse primary sourcesuse simple languageused utilise utilization utilized utilizes utilizing wield work

line lookoutmake use ofmanage manipulate mattermind the storeministration ministry misuse monopolize obtain occupation occupy operate passpass the timepeonage play ply

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practice preengage procure prosecute pursueput forthput input onput outrecruit reserve retainrough usagesecure serfdom service servitium servitorship servitude signsign onsign upsign up forslaveryspecialize inspendspend the timetackle taketake into employmenttake ontake totake uptendance thing touch turn undertake undertaking usage useuse upusing uputilize wage whilewhile awaywield wile workwork atwrong use

Adjective(3 words)

natural system approachroman brandingsteady focus technique

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More general

9 entries

act concepteconomic activitylabor move practice state use work

More specific

11 entries

apprenticeshipefficient useformulafull time employmentinternship methodpart time employmentpart time hireproper userecruitment technique

Collocations

12 entries

efficient employemploy a methodemploy a strategyemploy evidenceemploy personnelemploy resourcesemploy toolsin the employin the employ ofproper employsound employwise employ

Inflections

3 entries

employed employing employs

Derivations

7 entries

employable employably employee employer employment reemploy unemployable

similar

3 entries

apply practice use

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You must employ your capital well.

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We will employ a man who can speak English.

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The company wants to employ 20 people.

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The company has decided to employ two new secretaries.

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