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hire

 
 
pronunciation:
haIr
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part of speech: verb
inflections: hires, hiring, hired
definition 1: When someone hires you, they give you a job.
My mom and dad hired some painters to paint our house.
synonyms:
employ, engage
antonyms:
fire
similar words:
retain
definition 2: If a business is hiring, they are looking for new people to work and they are giving out jobs.
The new factory is now hiring.
derivations: hirable (hireable) (adj.), hirer (n.)
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