hire
verb/ˈhaɪə(r)/
/ˈhaɪər/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hire | /ˈhaɪə(r)/ /ˈhaɪər/ |
| he / she / it hires | /ˈhaɪəz/ /ˈhaɪərz/ |
| past simple hired | /ˈhaɪəd/ /ˈhaɪərd/ |
| past participle hired | /ˈhaɪəd/ /ˈhaɪərd/ |
| -ing form hiring | /ˈhaɪərɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] hire (somebody) to give somebody a job
- She was hired three years ago.
- He does the hiring and firing in our company.
- We’re not hiring right now.
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb1- The entire workforce was laid off and a fresh one promptly hired.
- Who is responsible for hiring and firing around here?
- We only want to hire permanent staff.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- by the day
- can/can’t afford to
- hire and fire
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- [transitive] hire somebody/something to employ somebody for a short time to do a particular job
- to hire a lawyer/detective
- They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
- Workers were hired by the day.
- hire somebody as something She was hired by the campaign as a foreign-policy adviser.
- hire yourself somebody You will need to hire yourself an accountant and a lawyer.
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb1- His killer was a 16-year-old hired assassin.
- The television studio couldn't afford to hire a top-notch cast.
- When I bought my first house I hired an interior decorator.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- by the day
- can/can’t afford to
- hire and fire
- [transitive] (especially British English) to pay money to borrow something for a short time
- hire something to hire a room/studio
- hire something from somebody We hired a car from a local firm.
Homophones higher | hirehigher hire/ˈhaɪə(r)//ˈhaɪər/- higher (high)
- Asparagus grows faster at higher temperatures.
- hire verb
- Can we hire a car here?
- hire noun
- Look! There are rowing boats for hire on the lake!
British/American rent / hire / letrent / hire / letVerbs- You can hire something for a short period of time (British English only), but rent something for a longer period:
- We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town.
- We don’t own our TV, we rent it.
- In North American English, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in British English instead of hire, too.
- The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period:
- (British English) Do you hire out bikes?
- We rent out rooms in our house to students.
- Outside a building you could see:
- (British English) To let
- (especially North American English) For rent.
- To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in North American English:
- We hired a new secretary.
- The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge (British English). On a sign outside a shop you might see:
- (British English) Bikes for hire.
Extra Examples- Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.
- Ski equipment can be hired locally.
- What's the cost of hiring by the day?
- It may be possible to borrow rather than hire the tools.
- There's a place where you can hire bikes for the day.
- They hired a room above a pub for the wedding reception.
- We hired a car and drove down the coast to Pesaro.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- by the day, week, etc.
- locally
- from
Word OriginOld English hȳrian ‘employ someone for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun).
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