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employ

/ɛmˈplɔɪ/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/
verb Regular verbemploy employed
GeneralBusiness
  1. 1 işe almak, istihdam etmek
  2. 2 kullanmak, uygulamak

Definition (English)

  1. To give someone a job and pay them to work for you.
  2. To use a particular method, skill, or object for a specific purpose.

Example Sentences

  1. The company employs over 600 people.
    Şirket, 600'den fazla kişiye istihdam sağlıyor.
  2. They decided to employ a new strategy.
    Yeni bir strateji uygulamaya karar verdiler.

Verb Forms Regular

Base employ
/ɛmˈplɔɪ/
Past employed
/ɛmˈplɔɪd/
Participle employed
/ɛmˈplɔɪd/
Spelling rule

Vowel + y: add ‑edemploy → employed

Fiil sesli harf + y ile bittiği için y değişmez, sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: play → played · enjoy → enjoyed · stay → stayed

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. employed /ɛmˈplɔɪd/

Synonyms

hirerecruitengageappointtake onuseutilize

Antonyms

firedismisslay offreleaseterminate

Collocations

employ someoneemploy staffemploy workersemploy a strategyemploy technologyemploy a method

Related Words

jobworkerworksalarycontractposition

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