hire (EN)verb, noun
verb “hire”
infinitive hire ; he hires ; past tense hired ; past part. hired ; ger. hiring
- to give someone a job Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.We decided to
hire a new chef for our restaurant. - to pay someone to do a specific service We decided to
hire a magician for the birthday party. - to pay to use something for a limited time For the weekend party, they
hired a sound system to ensure the music was loud enough for everyone to enjoy.
noun “hire”
singular hire , plural hires or uncountable
- someone who has recently started working for a company or organization The company welcomed ten new
hires at the orientation session today. - the amount of money paid to temporarily use something We paid the
hire for a beach umbrella to use for the day.