hire

verb B1

Meaning

To hire means to give someone a job or to pay someone to do a service for you.
💡 Don't confuse "hire" with "fire," which means to remove someone from a job.

Example Sentences

They did not hire new workers last month .
We need to hire someone new for the sales team .

Never forget "hire"

Set a daily goal, reinforce with word cards and games, and track your progress in the Vocab5000 app — learn every B1 level word permanently with our science-based repetition system.

Vocab5000