hire
verb (used with object)
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
hired
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past participleof hire.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hire.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hireverb (used with object)to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
Example Sentences
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The authority hired a falconer and a hawk, but it failed to successfully deter the birds and the plan was hampered by opponents to the measure scattering large quantities of bird feed.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Remember this likely isn’t your only shot to get hired at a frontier lab or highflying tech company, says Aline Lerner, CEO of Interviewing.io, a tech-recruiting marketplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The suit says Altus, owned by private-equity firm TPG, leased the building’s roof from Lineage to own and operate a solar-panel array, and that Altus hired Pearce to conduct maintenance on the panels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Amsler joins former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas as assistant general managers hired this offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“And logging the details isn’t complicated. Do I need to remind you about what happened to some of your canoes before you hired me to start keeping track of them?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
