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hire
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- pronunciation:
- haIr
- features:
- Word Explorer
| 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
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| 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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