To employ means to use something or hire someone to work. You can employ a saw to cut a board or employ a tutor to teach you math. You can even employ your talents in study and activities.
To inclose; to infold.
Noun
the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
Verb
put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can''t make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied
Verb
engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
v. t.
To inclose; to infold.
v. t.
To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in
doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and
sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a
material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen
in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to
employ the mind; to employ one's energies.
v. t.
To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
v. t.
To have or keep at work; to give employment or
occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a
hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.
n.
That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular
service or business; employment.
Employ
This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought to be employed on serious subjects.
Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed about this matter.
Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To turn the glebe.
Employ
The whole employ of body and of mind.
To inclose; to infold.
That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.
Usage Examples
Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise be wise and thou art happy.
The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art in seeking to bring his pupil to experience this power.
I love art dealers. In some ways, they're my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries.
A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.
Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.
Other countries, such as Israel, successfully employ behavior detection techniques at their airports, but the bloated, ineffective bureaucracy of TSA has produced another security failure for U.S. transportation systems.
My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.
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Other Usage ExamplesYou say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them.
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.
The bottom line is how do we best provide for the security of the traveling public in light of a determined enemy who is adept at constructing well-designed, well-concealed devices which would not show up in a walk-through metal detector? We're trying to employ the best technology to identify any possible threat.
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.
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