employ
verb (used with object)
to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service.
employs
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pluralof employ.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof employ (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
employverb (used with object)to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service.
Example Sentences
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It employs 15 consultant obstetricians but says sickness, reduced working arrangements and maternity leave mean not all are available for the consultant on-call rota.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
About a 20-minute drive away, the region's last remaining Mack plant employs some 2,800 people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
That friction leads to some tense and funny and hugely uncomfortable moments, heightened by the pore-probing close-ups the film employs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
It employs more than 6,000 drivers and wants its employees to be at the final mile when they unload and wheel their freight into restaurants or stores like 7-Eleven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The company owns factories, machinery and showrooms, and employs mechanics, accountants and secretaries, but all these together do not comprise Peugeot.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
