Search
Select the dictionary language
to hire
01
to pay someone to do a job
Transitive: to hire sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hire
3rd person singular
hires
Present participle
hiring
Past simple
hired
Past participle
hired
Examples
The company plans to hire ten new employees next month.
02
to pay for using something such as a car, house, equipment, etc. temporarily
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to hire sth
Examples
We decided to hire a car for the weekend to explore the countryside more easily.
03
to temporarily employ someone to complete a specific task or job
Transitive: to hire sb
Examples
We hired a gardener to tidy up the yard for the weekend.
Hire
01
the act of hiring something or someone
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
hires
02
a newly hired employee
Lexical Tree
hired
hirer
hire
