employ Who acts: bakery, council, factory, you, They, shop · What happens: employ, be, pay, mean, keep, do · To what, where: someone, them, something, method, yourself, six people · Speech: someone speaks here
«employ» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: employ in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To employ someone is to give them a job and pay them.
mark csubj obj cop mark iobj det obj cc conj obj punct root To PART employ VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART give VERB them PRON a DET job NOUN and CCONJ pay VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 employ mark 2 employ employ VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 give csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 employ obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 give cop 5 to to PART _ 6 give mark 6 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 give iobj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 job det 9 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 give obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 pay cc 11 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 give conj 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 pay obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 give punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 employ to-infinitive someone vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 is present them = they give property tree rules 3 pay infinitive them = they vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Asset
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To employ something is to use it: employ a method.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj punct conj det obj punct root To PART employ VERB something PRON is AUX to PART use VERB it PRON : PUNCT employ VERB a DET method NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 employ mark 2 employ employ VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 use advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 employ obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 use cop 5 to to PART _ 6 use mark 6 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 use obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 9 employ punct 9 employ employ VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 use conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 method det 11 method method NOUN Number=Sing 9 employ obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 use punct
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1 employ to-infinitive something vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 is present use property tree rules 3 employ infinitive a method vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Theme
Meaning 3 To employ yourself means to keep yourself busy doing something.
mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp advcl obj punct root To PART employ VERB yourself PRON means VERB to PART keep VERB yourself PRON busy ADJ doing VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 employ mark 2 employ employ VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 employ obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 keep mark 6 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 6 keep obj 8 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 keep xcomp 9 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 busy advcl 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 doing obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 employ to-infinitive yourself vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 keep not said to happen to-infinitive yourself busy property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme 4 do gerund something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Example 1 The bakery employs six people.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET bakery NOUN employs VERB six NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bakery det 2 bakery bakery NOUN Number=Sing 3 employs nsubj 3 employs employ VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 people nummod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 employs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 employs punct
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1 employ present the bakery six people vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
Example 2 My mum is employed by the council.
nmod:poss nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root My PRON mum NOUN is AUX employed VERB by ADP the DET council NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 employed nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 employed aux:pass 4 employed employ VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 7 council case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 council det 7 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 employed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 employed punct
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1 employ present · passive the council My mum vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 3 The factory employs 200 workers.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET factory NOUN employs VERB 200 NUM workers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 3 employs nsubj 3 employs employ VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 workers nummod 5 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 3 employs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 employs punct
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1 employ present the factory 200 workers vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Theme
Example 4 (formal) Employ a suitable method to solve the problem.
punct advcl punct det amod obj mark acl det obj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT Employ VERB a DET suitable ADJ method NOUN to PART solve VERB the DET problem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Employ advcl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 Employ employ VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 method det 6 suitable suitable ADJ Degree=Pos 7 method amod 7 method method NOUN Number=Sing 4 Employ obj 8 to to PART _ 9 solve mark 9 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 method acl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 problem det 11 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 9 solve obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 Employ punct
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1 employ imperative you not said here a suitable method vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Theme 2 solve to-infinitive you not said here the problem vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic
Example 5 They employed a builder to fix the roof.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root They PRON employed VERB a DET builder NOUN to PART fix VERB the DET roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 employed nsubj 2 employed employ VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 builder det 4 builder builder NOUN Number=Sing 2 employed obj 5 to to PART _ 6 fix mark 6 fix fix VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 employed advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roof det 8 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 6 fix obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 employed punct
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1 employ past They a builder vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent builder=Theme 2 fix to-infinitive They not said here the roof vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent roof=Patient
Example 6 The shop employs extra staff at Christmas.
det nsubj amod obj case obl punct root The DET shop NOUN employs VERB extra ADJ staff NOUN at ADP Christmas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 employs nsubj 3 employs employ VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 5 staff amod 5 staff staff NOUN Number=Sing 3 employs obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 Christmas case 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 3 employs obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 employs punct
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1 employ present the shop extra staff Christmas vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Theme
Example 7 You can employ yourself in embroidering your wedding gown.
nsubj aux obj mark advcl nmod:poss compound obj punct root You PRON can AUX employ VERB yourself PRON in SCONJ embroidering VERB your PRON wedding NOUN gown NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 employ nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 employ aux 3 employ employ VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 employ obj 5 in in SCONJ _ 6 embroidering mark 6 embroidering embroider VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 employ advcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 gown nmod:poss 8 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 9 gown compound 9 gown gown NOUN Number=Sing 6 embroidering obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 employ punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 employ can You yourself vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme 2 embroider gerund You not said here your wedding gown vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gown=Product
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