# employed

Pronunciation: say "im-PLOYD" /ɪmˈplɔɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having a paid job; working for an employer.
   - Simple: Having a paid job and working for someone.
   - _He is currently employed as a structural engineer at a small firm._
   - _Newly employed graduates often struggle to budget their first paychecks._
3. Being used; put into service for a purpose.
   - Simple: Being put to use for a purpose.
   - _The technique is now employed across the entire automotive industry._
   - _Decorative motifs were widely employed in medieval manuscripts._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of employ. — simple past and past participle of employ
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of employ. Use it for hiring someone or using something before now.
   - _The firm employed dozens of seasonal staff during the harvest._
   - _Engineers employed a new method to reinforce the aging bridge._

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