"hire" meaning in All languages combined

See hire on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /haɪə/ [UK], /haɪr/ [US] Audio: en-us-hire.ogg [US] Forms: hire [singular], hires [plural]
enPR: hīr [UK], hīr [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person who has been hired.
    Sense id: simple-hire-en-noun-qda5s0fl

Verb [English]

IPA: /haɪə/ [UK], /haɪr/ [US] Audio: en-us-hire.ogg [US] Forms: hire [canonical], hires [third-person, singular], hired [past], hired [past, participle], hiring [present, participle]
enPR: hīr [UK], hīr [US] Head templates: {{verb|hir|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone hires you, they agree to give you a job and pay you money.
    Sense id: simple-hire-en-verb-i5ac54qZ
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          "text": "I was hired at Food City several years ago."
        },
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          "text": "I heard the new factory was now hiring."
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    },
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}

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