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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /im.pjeˈɡa.re/
"L'azienda impiega cento lavoratori."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To give work to someone and pay them for it.
"The company plans to employ fifty new workers this year." - 2
To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill, to achieve a particular purpose.
"She decided to employ a different strategy to solve the problem."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'emploier', which traces back to the Latin root 'implicare', meaning 'to enfold, involve, or engage'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from general involvement or application to specifically giving work and paying someone for their services.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Employ" is said worldwide
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employer
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.plwa.je/
"Cette entreprise emploie plus de cent personnes."
beschäftigen
Transliteration: /bəˈʃɛftɪɡn̩/
"Das Unternehmen beschäftigt viele Mitarbeiter."
impiegare
Transliteration: /im.pjeˈɡa.re/
"L'azienda impiega cento lavoratori."
emplear
Transliteration: /em.pleˈaɾ/
"La compañía emplea a nuevos trabajadores."
empregar
Transliteration: /ẽ.pɾeˈɡaɾ/
"Eles pretendem empregar mais profissionais."
नौकरी देना
Transliteration: naukri dena
"यह कंपनी कई लोगों को नौकरी देती है।"
雇佣
Transliteration: gùyōng
"这家公司雇佣了许多员工。"
고용하다
Transliteration: goyonghada
"회사는 새로운 직원을 고용할 계획입니다."
雇う
Transliteration: yatou
"その企業は多くの人を雇っています。"
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