verb🔗ShareTo hire (somebody for work or a job)."Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."jobbusinessworkeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use (somebody for a job, or something for a task)."The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."jobbusinesseconomyworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make busy."She employed her free time after school practicing the piano. "jobbusinessworkeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIn a job; working."My sister is employed as a teacher at the local elementary school. "jobworkbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUsed; in use.""The strategies employed by the teacher helped the students understand the difficult lesson." "jobbusinessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading