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employ
/em-ploy/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: egpaseleren nu te himu eyew egbayaran nu
If you employ someone, you pay them to work for you.
That factory employs 200 people.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: eggamit te nateil ne pamaahi
MS: eggamit
If you employ a particular method of doing something, you use that method.
They employed new methods of farming.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: egpakahamit te timpu wey suman-suman
MS: egpakahamit te timpu wey suman-suman
If an activity employs you, it uses your time and thinking.
Reading employs many hours of her time.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0576-0600
 
 
employment
 
n-uc.
Def.: kamalehetan ne due himu
MS: kamalehetan ne due himu
the fact that a person or people have a job.
We want to increase the level of employment in our country.
 
n-uc.
Def.: 1 pegpaseled te himu; 2 peggamit te nateil ne pamaahi
MS: pegpaseled te himu; peggamit te nateil ne pamaahi
the action of employing.
Note: sense 1, 2
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012