Engelsk navneord: employ | |||
1. | employ (om tilstand) the state of being employed or having a job | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They are looking for employment. He was in the employ of the city. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | employment | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | state | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unemployment | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: employ | |||
1. | employ (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They employ the animals | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | apply, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Mere specifikke termer | address, assign, avail, cannibalise, cannibalize, commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, enjoy, exercise, exert, exploit, exploit, extend, fall back, give, implement, misapply, misuse, overdrive, overuse, play, play, ply, pull out all the stops, put, put to work, recur, recycle, reprocess, resort, reuse, share, strain, take, tap, waste, work, work | ||
Medfører | apply, go for, hold | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | apply, practice, use | ||
2. | employ (om adfærd) engage or hire for work | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They hired two new secretaries in the department. How many people has she employed?. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | engage, hire | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mere specifikke termer | contract, engage, farm out, featherbed, fill, job, rat, ship, sign, sign on, sign up, subcontract | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, sack, send away, displace, dismiss, fire, terminate | ||