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.
will employ
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future tenseof employ.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Though it is hard to predict how many people IBM will employ three years from now, “if I had a crystal ball,” LaMoreaux said, it would be “more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
A home-siding manufacturer is building a factory in Crystal City that will employ more than 200 workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
We will employ activism as a risk-management tool to mitigate the downside that such unfriendliness can create.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
The Southern California operation will employ more than 200 people by next year, adding hundreds more in the coming years, executives said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
“And who will employ us,” said Nathan sadly, “at our age! Such heavy work would in any event be beyond us.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
