Word

employ, v.
(employed, employing, employs)
freq. cnt. 56

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 705 freq. cnt.: 603 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 15

apply employ use utilise utilize

sample sentences

"use your head!"
"we only use Spanish at home"
"I can't use this tool"
"Apply a magnetic field here"
"This thinking was applied to many projects"
"How do you utilize this tool?"
"I apply this rule to get good results"
"use the plastic bags to store the food"
"He doesn't know how to use a computer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

useable usable useable usable usable useable usage use user

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

applicatory applicative application

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

employment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

utilizable utilization utility utilizer