Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"they are looking for employment"
"he was in the employ of the city"
Opposites:
unemployment
Type of:
state
verb
Sense 2
"They hired two new secretaries in the department"
"How many people has she employed?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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