Information about the word employ (English → Esperanto: uzi)

Synonyms: make use of, use, turn to account, turn to good account

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪmˈplɔɪ̯/, /ɛmˈplɔɪ̯/
Hyphenationem·ploy
Shavian alphabet𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑶, 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑶
Deseret alphabet𐐮𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐱𐐮, 𐐯𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐱𐐮

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) employ(I) employed
(thou) employest(thou) employedst
(he) employs, employeth(he) employed
(we) employ(we) employed
(you) employ(you) employed
(they) employ(they) employed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) employ (I) employed
(thou) employ(thou) employed
(he) employ(he) employed
(we) employ(we) employed
(you) employ(you) employed
(they) employ(they) employed
Imperative mood
employ
Participles
Present participlePast participle
employingemployed

Usage samples

They are employing anti‐imperialist rhetoric to win support from the streets, but doing very little to actually further Africa’s independence and free it from the clutches of outside powers.

Translations

Afrikaansgebruik; aanwend
Catalanemprar; gastar per l’us; usar; utilitzar
Danishbenytte; bruge; tilbringe
Dutchaanwenden; gebruiken; inzetten
Esperantouzi; fari uzon de
Faeroesenýta
Finnishkäyttää
Frenchappliquer; employer; se servir de; user de
Germananwenden; verwenden; einsetzen
Hungarianhasznál
Icelandicbrúka; nota
Italianimpiegare; usare
Latinuti
Low Germangebruken; gebrüken
Malaygunakan; menggunakan
Norwegianbruke
Papiamentousa; uza
Polishużywać
Portugueseempregar
Romanianfolosi
Russianвладеть
Saterland Frisiananweende; benutsje; bruuke; ferweende
Scotsuise
Spanishemplear
Swedishanvända; begagna; bruka
Thaiใช้
Turkishkullanmak
West Frisianbrûke; gebrûk meitsje fan