Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.

  2. (transitive)To arrange to do work for money.

More definitions
  • grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom got hired right out of college.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Miroslav hired out his mare.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. G. Gordon Liddy, the guy Richard Nixon hired to carry out the Watergate break-in, openly worshiped the SS.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

hires out, hiring out, hired out, hired out
Base formhire out · to hire out
3rd person singularhires out
Present participlehiring out
Past simplehired out
Past participlehired out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhire out
he, she, ithires out

Past simpleLesson

all personshired out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hired out
he, she, ithas hired out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hire out

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hipstershiraganahireB1hisA1hiss
hire out — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto