hire
🇺🇸
/ˈhaɪər/
🇬🇧
/ˈhaɪə(r)/
verb
B1
to give someone a job
The company will hire new staff next month.
B1
to pay someone to do a job for a short time
We need to hire a plumber to fix the leak.
B1
to pay to use something for a short time
They decided to hire a car for their vacation.
noun
B2
paying to use something for a short time
The hire of equipment is included in the package.
R
a person who has been given a job
The new hire will start work on Monday.
translation
to give someone a job; to pay someone to do a job for a short time; to pay to use something for a short time
paying to use something for a short time; a person who has been given a job
Word Forms
3rd Present
hires
Progressive
hiring
Past
hired
Perfect
hired
Plural
hires