hire
verb (used with object)
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
have hired
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present perfectof hire.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It is also not the first time they have hired a big name to act as a consultant to the white-ball side, following Andrew Flintoff and Kieron Pollard.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I mean, they could have hired 40 lawyers.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
“The regret is we probably should have hired the right people, and not taken on such a huge project. It’s just been so much,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“That’s something I think Google internalized a lot sooner than the rest of their peers, because they’ve just been at this for longer and have hired folks that really understand how the power sector works.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
No partnership, for that matter, would have hired me, or anyone remotely like me.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
