(be) employed in doing something
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be employed (in) doing something — formal phrase to spend the time you have available doing something You would be better employed in writing an apology. Thesaurus: to do somethingsynonym Main entry: employ … Useful english dictionary
be employed in doing sth — FORMAL ► to spend time doing something: »We have been employed in updating the catalogue for most of the morning. Main Entry: ↑employ … Financial and business terms
Employed — Employ Em*ploy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Something Fresh — Infobox Book name = Something Fresh title orig = translator = image caption= author = P. G. Wodehouse cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Comic novel publisher = Methuen release date = September 16 1915… … Wikipedia
employ — I UK [ɪmˈplɔɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms employ : present tense I/you/we/they employ he/she/it employs present participle employing past tense employed past participle employed *** 1) to pay someone regularly to do a job for you or to… … English dictionary
employ — em|ploy1 [ ım plɔı ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to pay someone regularly to do a job for you or work as a member of your organization: They employ a nanny, cleaner, and gardener. employ someone as something: Jean was employed by the company as a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
employ — [[t]ɪmplɔ͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ employs, employing, employed 1) VERB If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them. [V n] The company employs 18 staff... [be V ed in/as n] More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism… … English dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Alan Moore — For other people named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). Alan Moore Born Alan Oswald Moore 18 November 1953 (1953 11 18) (age 57) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK … Wikipedia
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
