<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.</li><li>to make use of (an instrument, means, etc.); use; apply: We employ objective and scientific methods to analyze all management areas.</li><li>to keep busy or at work; engage the attentions of: He employs himself by reading after work.</li><li>to occupy or devote (time, energies, etc.): I employ my spare time in reading. I employ all my energies in writing.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>employment; service: to be in someone's employ.</li></ul>