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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Relying on the chatbot’s advice, he hired a lawyer and persuaded the attorney to follow the chatbot’s strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ferrero was hired by Zverev as an outside voice coming into a father-son coaching dynamic, but the German fired him after claiming Ferrero was "disrespectful" to his team.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In 2024, the company hired its first researcher to study “model welfare,” conducting experiments exploring the subjective experiences and potential consciousness of AI, and whether it requires moral consideration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Luis Grande, head of the Baires Fly airline which carried Bolsonaro, told AFP on Thursday he had been hired by a broker "who lives in the United States."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I even hired some local private investigator to find her, but no luck.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
