Engelsk substantiv: 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | employment | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | state | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | unemployment | ||
Engelsk verb: employ | |||
1. | employ (om forbruk, inntak eller 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 | ||
Ord 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 spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | apply, practice, use | ||
2. | employ (om adferd) engage or hire for work | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They hired two new secretaries in the department. How many people has she employed?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | engage, hire | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | contract, engage, farm out, featherbed, fill, job, rat, ship, sign, sign on, sign up, subcontract | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, sack, send away, displace, dismiss, fire, terminate | ||