The difference between Brook and Employ

When used as nouns, brook means a body of running water smaller than a river, whereas employ means the state of being an employee.

When used as verbs, brook means to use, whereas employ means to hire (somebody for work or a job).


check bellow for the other definitions of Brook and Employ

  1. Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots):

    To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.

  2. Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To earn; deserve.

  3. Brook as a verb (transitive):

    To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).

    Examples:

    "I will not brook any disobedience.   I will brook no refusal.   I will brook no impertinence."

  1. Brook as a noun:

    A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

  2. Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent):

    A water meadow.

  3. Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent, in the plural):

    Low, marshy ground.

  1. Employ as a noun:

    The state of being an employee; employment.

    Examples:

    "The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."

  1. Employ as a verb:

    To hire (somebody for work or a job).

    Examples:

    "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

  2. Employ as a verb:

    To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

    Examples:

    "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

  3. Employ as a verb:

    To make busy.

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