työllistää — meaning in English

English meaning

• busy adjective Having a lot to do; occupied with work or activity.
• employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.

Senses

työllistää is used for these senses in English:

• busy (transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
• employ (rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
• engage (transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
• engage (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
• hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

busy — full definition

1. adjective Having a lot to do; occupied with work or activity.
2. adjective Full of activity or traffic; crowded.
3. verb To keep someone occupied with a task.

employ — full definition

1. verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
2. verb To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill.

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