Hired Hire Hiring Firing Extra Examples Verb ˈhaɪə(R

• she was hired three years ago.
• the government is encouraging employers to hire disabled people.
• he does the hiring and firing in our company.
• we’re not hiring right now.

hire

Verb Forms

1. to give somebody a job
• She was hired three years ago.
• The government is encouraging employers to hire disabled people.
• He does the hiring and firing in our company.
• We’re not hiring right now.

Extra Examples

• The entire workforce was laid off and a fresh one promptly hired.
• Who is responsible for hiring and firing around here?
• We only want to hire permanent staff.
2. to employ somebody for a short time to do a particular job
• to hire a lawyer/detective
• They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
• Workers were hired by the day.
• She was hired by the campaign as a foreign-policy adviser.
• You will need to hire yourself an accountant and a lawyer.

Extra Examples

• His killer was a 16-year-old hired assassin.
• The television studio couldn't afford to hire a top-notch cast.
• When I bought my first house I hired an interior decorator.
3. to pay money to borrow something for a short time
• to hire a room/studio
• We hired a car from a local firm.

Extra Examples

• Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.
• Ski equipment can be hired locally.
• What's the cost of hiring by the day?
• It may be possible to borrow rather than hire the tools.
• There's a place where you can hire bikes for the day.
• They hired a room above a pub for the wedding reception.
• We hired a car and drove down the coast to Pesaro.

Word Origin

• Old English hȳrian ‘employ someone for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun).