employ

employ
[ɪmˈplɔɪ]
sustantivo
1(Formal)
  • to be in somebody's employ -> trabajar al servicio or a las órdenes de alguien
verbo transitivo
2emplear (workers)
  • to employ oneself (by or in doing something) -> ocuparse (en hacer algo)
3emplear, utilizar (tool, time, force)

employ [im-ploi]
1Emplear, contratar (person/take on), ocupar; emplear, dar empleo (have working).
  • He’s employed as a nightwatchman -> trabaja de vigilante nocturno
2Comisionar.
3Emplear, llenar de ocupaciones; emplear, valerse de (methods, tactics, tool).
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sustantivo
1Empleo, ocupación, puesto, oficio público, cargo.
  • To be in somebody’s o in the employ of somebody -> trabajar para alguien

employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ]
verb:transitive
[+person] emplear; dar empleo a; [+object, method] emplear; usar; [+time] ocupar
the factory employs 600 people la fábrica da empleo a 600 trabajadores
to be employed in
thousands of people are employed in tourism miles de personas trabajan en el sector del turismo
noun
to be in the employ of sb (formal) (as company employee) ser empleado de algn; (as servant) estar al servicio de algn

Verb Conjugation for "employ"

Imperative
  • employ
  • you employ
  • he/she employs
  • we employ
  • you employ
  • they employ
Preterite
  • I employed
  • you employed
  • he/she employed
  • we employed
  • you employed
  • they employed
Present Continuous
  • I am employing
  • you are employing
  • he/she is employing
  • we are employing
  • you are employing
  • they are employing
Present Perfect
  • I have employed
  • you have employed
  • he/she has employed
  • we have employed
  • you have employed
  • they have employed
Past Continuous
  • I was employing
  • you were employing
  • he/she was employing
  • we were employing
  • you were employing
  • they were employing
Past Perfect
  • I had employed
  • you had employed
  • he/she had employed
  • we had employed
  • you had employed
  • they had employed
Future
  • I will employ
  • you will employ
  • he/she will employ
  • we will employ
  • you will employ
  • they will employ
Future Perfect
  • I will have employed
  • you will have employed
  • he/she will have employed
  • we will have employed
  • you will have employed
  • they will have employed
Future Continuous
  • I will be employing
  • you will be employing
  • he/she will be employing
  • we will be employing
  • you will be employing
  • they will be employing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been employing
  • you have been employing
  • he/she has been employing
  • we have been employing
  • you have been employing
  • they have been employing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been employing
  • you will have been employing
  • he/she will have been employing
  • we will have been employing
  • you will have been employing
  • they will have been employing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been employing
  • you had been employing
  • he/she had been employing
  • we had been employing
  • you had been employing
  • they had been employing

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