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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Employ \Em*ploy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Employed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Employing.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into,
     infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See
     Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicate.]
     1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in
        doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or
        upon, and sometimes by to; as:
        (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material,
            etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ
            the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and
            phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ
            one's energies.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought
                  to be employed on serious subjects. --Addison.
        (b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
        (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or
            occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest;
            as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed
                  about this matter.                --Ezra x. 15.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer
                  To turn the glebe.                --Dryden.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     To employ one's self, to apply or devote one's time and
        attention; to busy one's self.
  
     Syn: To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage.
          See Use.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Employ \Em*ploy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Employed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Employing.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into,
     infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See
     Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicate.]
     1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in
        doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or
        upon, and sometimes by to; as:
        (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material,
            etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ
            the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and
            phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ
            one's energies.
  
                  This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought
                  to be employed on serious subjects. --Addison.
        (b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
        (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or
            occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest;
            as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.
  
                  Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed
                  about this matter.                --Ezra x. 15.
  
                  Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To
                  turn the glebe.                   --Dryden.
  
     To employ one's self, to apply or devote one's time and
        attention; to busy one's self.
  
     Syn: To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage.
          See Use.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  employed
       adj 1: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially
              one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our
              graduates are employed" [ant: unemployed]
       2: put to use [syn: made use of(p)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     a.
     1 In a job; working.
     2 used; in use.
     vb.
     (infl of en employ  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     a.
     1 In a job; working.
     2 used; in use.
     vb.
     (infl of en employ  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     a.
     1 In a job; working.
     2 used; in use.
     vb.
     (infl of en employ  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     a.
     1 In a job; working.
     2 used; in use.
     vb.
     (infl of en employ  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e mploy ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  employed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en employ ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb employ)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  مستخدم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  zaměstnaný

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/ 
  cyflogedig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  Arbeitnehmer , Dienstnehmer  [Ös.] , Arbeitnehmender  [Schw.]
     Synonyms: employee, worker
  
   see: employees, workers, female employee, temporary workers
  
           Note: person

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  angewendet, verwendet, eingesetzt
        "the method used/employed"  - die angewandte Methode
        "the tactics employed in this case"  - die Taktik, die in diesem Fall angewandt wurde
        "the rhetoric employed"  - die verwendete Ausdrucksweise
        "the capital employed"  - das eingesetzte/investierte Kapital
        "His time could be better employed in learning new skills."  - Seine Zeit wäre mit dem Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten besser genutzt.
     Synonym: used
  
   see: use sth., employ sth., using, employing, Using Firefox/Linux/Windows etc.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  berufstätig 
     Synonym: working
  
   see: working woman, women at work, working women, working wife, working mother
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  eingestellt, angestellt, aufgenommen, beschäftigt
        "be employed on a permanent/regular basis"  - fest angestellt sein, fix angestellt sein
        "be employed by/with a company"  - bei einer Firma angestellt / beschäftigt sein, im Arbeitsverhältnis stehen
        "be gainfully employed"  - einer Beschäftigung nachgehen, eine Erwerbstätigkeit ausüben
     Synonyms: engaged, hired, recruited, taken on, put on the payroll
  
   see: employ, engage, hire, recruit sb., take on sb., take sb. into employment, put sb. on the payroll, employing, engaging, hiring, recruiting, taking on, putting on the payroll, recruit staff
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  employed //ɛmˈplɔɪd// //ɪmˈplɔɪd// 
  1. käytetty
  used
  2. työllistetty
  working

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  employed /ɛmplˈɔɪd/
  angažiran, namješten, radilo, zaposlen, zaposlenih

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  employed //ɛmˈplɔɪd// //ɪmˈplɔɪd// 
  ansatt, anvendt

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  employed //ɛmˈplɔɪd// //ɪmˈplɔɪd// 
  1. använd
  used
  2. anställd
  working

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛmˈpɫɔɪd/, /ɪmˈpɫɔɪd/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  EMPLOYED. One who is in the service of another. Such a person is entitled to 
  rights and liable to. perform certain duties. 
       2. He is entitled to a just compensation for his services; when there 
  has been a special contract, to what has been agreed upon; when not, to such 
  just recompense as he deserves. 
       3. He is bound to perform the services for which he has engaged 
  himself; and for a violation of his engagement he may be sued, but he is not 
  liable to corporal correction. An exception to this rule may be mentioned; 
  on the ground of necessity, a sailor may be punished by reasonable 
  correction, when it is necessary for the safety of the vessel, and to 
  maintain discipline. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 1001: 2 Id. n. 2296. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "employed":
     applied, at it, at work, busy, chartered, engaged, exercised,
     exerted, full of business, hard at it, hard at work, hired,
     hireling, in harness, leased, let, mercenary, occupied, on duty,
     on the go, on the hop, on the job, on the jump, on the move,
     on the run, paid, rented, secondhand, subleased, sublet, tied up,
     used, working
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

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