hire
gb/hˈaɪɚ/ us/hˈaɪɚ/
A2
Inglés
~ 2200
felvesz, alkalmaz, bérel, felvétel, bérlés
VERBO
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
to hire [someone] to [do something]
The company plans to hire 50 new employees this year.
A vállalat idén 50 új alkalmazottat tervez felvenni.
We decided to hire her because of her excellent skills.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy felvesszük, mert kiválóak a képességei.
They hired a lawyer to handle the case.
The restaurant is hiring extra staff for the summer.
He was hired as the new project manager.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
They will hire ten people.
Tíz embert fognak felvenni.
We want to hire more workers.
Több dolgozót szeretnénk felvenni.
She was hired as a teacher.
The shop will hire two new staff.
We need to hire someone for this job.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hire' with 'rent' when talking about people. 'Hire' for people means to employ them, not to borrow them.
Significado
Employ someone for wages
Colocaciones
hire staff
|hire employees
|hire a manager
|hire new workers
|hire a consultant
Sinónimos
employ (Slightly more formal; common in both business and general contexts.)
Antónimos
fire (Means to dismiss someone from a job, the opposite of hiring.)
Temas
business
|employment
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To give work to someone and pay them money for it.
To give someone a job and pay them to do it.
VERBO
A2
2
bérel
B1
Patrón de uso:
to hire [something] for [a period of time]
We hired a car for our holiday.
Autót béreltünk a nyaralás idejére.
You can hire bikes from the shop near the beach.
A tengerpart közelében lévő boltból lehet kerékpárokat bérelni.
They hired a hall for the wedding reception.
He hired some tools from the hardware store.
We decided to hire a boat for the afternoon.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
We will hire a car tomorrow.
Holnap autót fogunk bérelni.
You can hire a bike here.
Itt bérelhetsz biciklit.
They hired a room for the meeting.
He hired a boat for one day.
I want to hire some tools.
Error frecuente:
Learners may mix up 'hire' and 'borrow'. 'Hire' means you pay money; 'borrow' usually means free use.
Significado
Pay to use something
Colocaciones
hire a car
|hire equipment
|hire a bike
|hire a boat
Sinónimos
rent ('Rent' is more common in American English; 'hire' is more common in British English for short-term use.)
Antónimos
own (Owning means having something permanently, not temporarily paying to use it.)
Temas
travel
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To pay to use something for a short time.
To pay money to use something for a short time.
SUSTANTIVO
B1
3
The company’s latest hire has years of experience.
A vállalat legújabb alkalmazottjának többéves tapasztalata van.
All our bikes are available for hire.
Az összes kerékpárunk bérelhető.
She’s our best hire this year.
The hall is for hire at weekends.
They made several good hires last month.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The shop has a new hire.
Az üzletnek van egy új alkalmazottja.
Bikes are for hire here.
Itt lehet biciklit bérelni.
He is our best hire.
The hall is for hire today.
We made three new hires.
Significado
An act of employment or rental
Colocaciones
new hire
|for hire
|available for hire
Sinónimos
recruitment (Formal term used mainly for the process of finding and employing people.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definición
When you give someone a job or pay to use something for a short time.
The act of employing someone or paying to use something temporarily.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
hire
AFI
GB/hˈaɪɚ/
US/hˈaɪɚ/
Sílabas y acento
hire (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hire)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: hire
- Plural: hire, hires
Verb
- Base: hire
- 3rd Person Singular: hires
- Present Participle: hiring
- Past: hired
Familia de palabras
Forms
hires
noun
hiring
verb
hired
verb
Related words
rehire
verb
Negative and opposite forms
fire
verb A2
Advanced or less common
hireable
adjective
Expresiones
for hire
1/fɚ hˈaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
Available for paid use or work
Something or someone can be paid to work or be used temporarily.
Ejemplos
- Several boats are for hire at the dock.
- He put up a sign saying 'Driver for hire'.
hire on
1/hˈaɪɚ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Start working after being hired
To start work with a company after they agree to employ you.
Ejemplos
- He hired on as a cook at the local diner.
- She hired on with the firm last year.
hire out
1/hˈaɪɚ ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Offer something for temporary paid use
To let people pay to use something you own for a short time.
Ejemplos
- They hire out bicycles by the hour.
- She hires out her cottage during the summer.