impiegare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin implicāre, present active infinitive of implicō. Doublet of implicare, a borrowing.

Verb

impiegare

1. (transitive) to use, employ
2. (transitive) to take (an amount of time)

   Il treno impiega due ore. ― The train takes two hours.

3. (transitive) to spend
4. (transitive) to hire, take, engage, employ

Synonyms

• (1) usare, utilizzare
• (2) metterci
• (3) spendere, passare
• (4) assumere, dare lavoro, avere alle proprie dipendenze

Derived terms

• impiegato
• impiego
• impiegabile

Anagrams

• reimpiega