verb / noun · neutral
hire
UK/haɪə(r)/US/haɪr/HIRE
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to give someone a job; to pay someone to do work for you; also to rent something
Examples
“The company plans to hire five new engineers next quarter.”
“We hired a photographer for the event.”
“She was hired as a marketing assistant after the interview.”
Band 8 sentence
“The start-up prioritised hiring versatile candidates who could handle multiple roles during rapid expansion.”
Collocations
- hire staff
- hire someone as
- hire a contractor
Word family
hire verb / nounhired verb (past)hiring noun / verb(-ing)
Common mistakes
They will hire me last month.→They hired me last month.
We hire a car for the weekend.→We hired a car for the weekend.
They hired him in as manager.→They hired him as manager.
Say it for a higher band
5get→6employ→7+hire
Synonyms
employ
recruit
Easily confused
rent
“We rented a car for the holiday.”
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