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English noun: hire | |||
| 1. | hire (person) a newly hired employee | ||
| Samples | The new hires need special training. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employee | ||
| 2. | hire (act) the act of hiring something or someone | ||
| Samples | He signed up for a week's car hire. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
English verb: hire | |||
| 1. | hire (social) engage or hire for work | ||
| Samples | They hired two new secretaries in the department. How many people has she employed?. | ||
| Synonyms | employ, engage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contract, engage, farm out, featherbed, fill, job, rat, ship, sign, sign on, sign up, subcontract | ||
| Antonyms | give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, sack, send away, displace, dismiss, fire, terminate | ||
| 2. | hire (social) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | ||
| Synonyms | charter, lease, rent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contract, undertake | ||
| 3. | hire (possession) engage for service under a term of contract | ||
| Samples | We took an apartment on a quiet street. Let's rent a car. Shall we take a guide in Rome?. | ||
| Synonyms | charter, engage, lease, rent, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
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