While employed at the bank, he taught economics at college.
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Employed
//ɪmˈplɔɪd//
Synonyms for "employed" (37 found)
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Strong matches (11)
Related words (18)
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1 entriesderived
6 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- käytetty adj (used)
- työllistetty adj (working)
French
1 entries- actif adj (working)
Galician
1 entries- empregado adj (used)
German
1 entries- berufstätig adj (working)
Portuguese
2 entries- empregado adj (working)
- empregue adj (used)
Spanish
2 entries- empleado adj (used)
- usado adj (used)
Swedish
2 entries- anställd adj (working)
- använd adj (used)
Unami
1 entries- alukalkwësi adj (working)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
If he had been honest, I would have employed him.
Source: tatoeba (30680)
If he had been honest, they would have employed him.
Source: tatoeba (31043)
The ladies are looking after the children whose parents are employed in factories during the daytime.
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