employ

• Sustantivo que denota el estado o condición de estar empleado, o el acto de proporcionar trabajo o servicio a cambio de un salario o sueldo.

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

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1. State of being employedB2formal

   The condition of having paid work; employment.

   Empleo

   • 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.

   Sinónimosemploymentservice

   Antónimosidlenessunemployment

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de dar trabajo a alguien a cambio de un pago, o de usar algo para un fin determinado.

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.

   Contratar a alguien

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

   Sinónimosappointengageenlisthirerecruitretainsign uptake on

   Antónimosdischargedismissfirelay off

2. Use somethingB2formal

   To make use of something for a specific purpose.

   emplear, usar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosapplydeployexerciseuseutilizewield

   Antónimosdisuseignoreneglect