embaucher

Embaucher is a French verb meaning to hire or recruit. It denotes bringing someone into employment or signing someone to fill a position, and it can also refer to recruiting personnel for a project or organization. In historical contexts, embaucher could mean to enroll or recruit sailors, though this usage is uncommon in modern language.

Usage and nuance: Embaucher is transitive and used with a direct object, as in embaucher quelqu’un or embaucher des employés. Common sentences include “L’entreprise a embauché trois ingénieurs” or “La mairie a embauché des contractuels.” In terms of register, embaucher is widely used in everyday language; engager is slightly more formal or neutral, and recruter emphasizes the recruitment process and selection.

Conjugation and forms: Embaucher is a regular -er verb. Present tense forms are j’embauche, tu embauches, il embauche, nous embauchons, vous embauchez, ils embauchent. The past participle is embauché, used with avoir in the passé composé (par exemple, j’ai embauché un nouveau salarié). Other tenses follow standard -er verb conjugation patterns, such as j’embaucherai (futur) and j’embauchais (imparfait). The imperative forms are embauche, embauchons, embauchez.

Etymology and related terms: The verb derives from the noun embauche, meaning recruitment or hire, with the prefix em- added to the stem. Related terms include embauche (the act of hiring), embauché (past participle), and related verbs such as engager and recruter.

See also: embauche, embauché, engager, recruter, postuler.