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employed   (TTS Sound)

The verb employ has 2 senses

• use, utilize, utilise, apply, 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")


• hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")

The adj employed has 2 senses

• employed -- (having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed")


• employed -- (put to use)