adj
Meaning 1
In a job; working.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
employed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪmˈplɔɪd/
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/ɛmˈplɔɪd/
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rhymes with -ɔɪd
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CMU ARPABET: EH0 M P L OY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 M P L OY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Used; in use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of employ
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- most of our graduates are employed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unemployed
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
put to use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: työllistetty — working
- French: actif — working
- German: berufstätig — working
- Portuguese: empregado — working
- Swedish: anställd — working
- Unami: alukalkwësi — working
- Finnish: käytetty — used
- Galician: empregado — used
- Portuguese: empregue — used
- Spanish: empleado — used
- Spanish: usado — used
- Swedish: använd — used
Real reading context