English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪd/, /ɛmˈplɔɪd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Adjective

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employed (comparative more employed, superlative most employed)

  1. In a job; working.
    • 1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski[1], spoken by The Big Lebowski (David Huddleston):
      You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?
  2. Used; in use.
    • 2018, Habók Anita, Andrea Magyar, “The Effect of Language Learning Strategies on Proficiency, Attitudes and School Achievement”, in Frontiers in Psychology[2], volume 8, →DOI:
      Studies on LLS in recent decades have identified a large number of strategies which are employed by English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) learners and several strategy categorisation patterns have also been established.

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Verb

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employed

  1. simple past and past participle of employ