employ

Everyday

1. To employ someone is to give them a job and pay them. tree →
2. (formal) To employ something is to use it: employ a method. tree →
3. To employ yourself means to keep yourself busy doing something. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and maths money problems, a company employs workers and pays them wages. In formal exam language «Employ a suitable method» means use one. Phrases: be employed by, employ a strategy.

Examples

• The bakery employs six people. tree →
• My mum is employed by the council. tree →
• The factory employs 200 workers. tree →
• (formal) Employ a suitable method to solve the problem. tree →
• They employed a builder to fix the roof. tree →
• The shop employs extra staff at Christmas. tree →
• You can employ yourself in embroidering your wedding gown. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Nouns: employer (the boss who pays), employee (the worker), employment (having a job); opposite: unemployed. In maths: total wages = number employed × pay each.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The commentator wonders whether the book's body words are meant as real anatomy or as symbols. Many readers take them as symbols for deeper ideas. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and maths money problems, a company employs workers and pays them wages. In formal exam language «Employ a suitable method» means use one. Phrases: be employed by, employ a strategy.

Examples

• It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Regular verb. Nouns: employer (the boss who pays), employee (the worker), employment (having a job); opposite: unemployed. In maths: total wages = number employed × pay each.