employ

• Существительное, обозначающее состояние или условие занятости, или акт предоставления работы или услуги за заработную плату или жалование.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being employed, or the act of providing work or service for wages or salary.

uncountable

1. State of being employedB2formal

   The condition of having paid work; employment.

   Служба

   • He is currently in the employ of a large corporation.
   • She has been in his employ for over ten years.
   • The company took him into its employ last month.

   Synonymsemploymentservice

   Antonymsidlenessunemployment

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предоставлению работы кому-либо с оплатой или использования чего-либо для определённой цели.

A verb used to indicate the act of giving work to someone and paying them, or using something for a particular purpose.

1. Hire someoneB1formal

   To give someone a job and pay them for their work.

   Нанимать

   • The company employs over 500 people.
   • She was employed as a software engineer.
   • They decided to employ a new manager for the department.

   Synonymsappointengageenlisthirerecruitretainsign uptake on

   Antonymsdischargedismissfirelay off

2. Use somethingB2formal

   To make use of something for a specific purpose.

   Использовать

   • The architect employed modern materials in the design.
   • He employed a clever strategy to win the game.
   • The study employed a variety of research methods.

   Synonymsapplydeployexerciseuseutilizewield

   Antonymsdisuseignoreneglect