hire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Pronoun 3 Old English 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

• Homophones: higher

[edit] Noun

hire (plural hires)

1. The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
   • When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
2. A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

   We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.

[edit] Synonyms

• (state of being hired): employment, employ

[edit] Verb

to hire (third-person singular simple present hires, present participle hiring, simple past and past participle hired)

1. (transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

   We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.

2. (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

   The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.

3. (transitive) To exchange the services of for remuneration.

   They hired themselves out as day laborers.

   They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.

4. (transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.

   After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.

5. (intransitive) To accept employment

   They hired out as day laborers.

[edit] Antonyms

• (to employ): fire

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• employ

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ehir
• heir
• rehi, ReHi

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Pronoun

hire

1. yours

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhire/

[edit] Pronoun

hire

1. Genitive of hēo.
2. Dative of hēo.