Vi fant 9 definisjoner av employ på engelsk.
Noun |
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| employ - the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" | ||
| employment | ||
| state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" | ||
Verb |
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| employ - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" | ||
| use, utilize, utilise, apply | ||
| practice, use, apply avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" | ||
| go for, apply, hold ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" | ||
| devote, consecrate, dedicate, commit, give set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| pull out all the stops use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" | ||
| assign, put select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" | ||
| ply use diligently; "ply your wits!" | ||
| address adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting | ||
| waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" | ||
| misapply, misuse apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" | ||
| avail use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" | ||
| overuse, overdrive make use of too often or too extensively | ||
| cannibalise, cannibalize use parts of something to repair something else | ||
| reprocess, reuse, recycle use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" | ||
| exploit, work use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" | ||
| exploit, tap use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" | ||
| strain, extend use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" | ||
| exert, exercise put to use; "exert one's power or influence" | ||
| enjoy have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" | ||
| take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" | ||
| share communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" | ||
| put to work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" | ||
| implement apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" | ||
| resort, recur, fall back happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" | ||
| employ - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" | ||
| hire, engage | ||
| give the sack, can, send away, give the axe, give notice, displace, sack, terminate, dismiss, force out, fire preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" | ||
| featherbed hire more workers than are necessary | ||
| fill plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" | ||
| engage get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" | ||
| ship place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" | ||
| sign on, sign up, sign, contract join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" | ||
| rat catch rats, especially with dogs | ||
| farm out, subcontract, job work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract | ||
