Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

employed

/ɪmˈplɔɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: em-ployed
IPA: /ɪmˈplɔɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a job; working.

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of employ

Example Sentences

"You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?"
"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."

Inflected Forms

more employed (comparative) most employed (superlative)

Derived Forms

malemployed nonemployed subemployed underemployed unemployed

Phrases

neither employed nor retired self-employed

Synonyms

utilized utilised

Rhymes With

avoid destroyed enjoyed lloyd deployed void annoyed unemployed boyd floyd freud devoid

Questions

How do you pronounce employed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈplɔɪd/.
What does employed mean?: In a job; working.

How to pronounce employed

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