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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She landed the role of Ruth Dunbar, the ad executive who hires two young men played by Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in 1980’s “Bosom Buddies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In October 2025, the New York Times reported internal estimates, as summarized by the Verge, that automation could let Amazon avoid more than 160,000 prospective U.S. hires by 2027, saving about 30 cents per item.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yet several studies have found that new hires can struggle to perform effectively, and can often take two to three years to fully establish themselves at a new employer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
An employer in the UK, who hires a worker with no legal right to work, faces being fined.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sixteen years went by before the Lewis brothers, one a butcher, the other a beef boner, became the first black hires in the Yard.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
