hire
verb (used with object)
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
hires
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pluralof hire.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof hire (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
hireverb (used with object)to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
Example Sentences
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The 1975 film “Jaws,” in which a local government hires a shark hunter to protect the town’s tourism industry, delighted me as a 10-year-old.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The film tells the tale of a lonely, ostracised fisherwoman living in a medieval village who hires a basketmaker to mould her a new partner made entirely out of wicker.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Microsoft spokeswoman said that 80% of the H1b visa filings the company has submitted over the last fiscal year were related to employees already working at Microsoft, not new hires.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
These new Indian hires had accounting backgrounds and were trained by Reuters, but they were paid standard local wages and vacation and health benefits.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
