Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hired
IPA transcription: [h'aɪɚd]
Pronunciations of hired
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hired
    Meaning: having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"
Usage examples
  • William had been hired out almost his entire life.
  • "I don't meddle with hired boys' prayers," she said haughtily.
  • She was hired by a Mr. Stewart, who lived about twelve miles from my home.
  • There were a lot of representatives from the East, and a private car was hired.
  • He hired a guide and went hunting, eighty miles beyond the last outpost of civilization.
  • The thought was agreed to be a very good one; they hired a furnace, and turned goldsmiths.
  • I s'pose you think a hired boy hasn't any business to pray for particular things, but I'll show you.
  • I have hired a building for the purpose, with a cottage of two rooms attached to it for the mistress's house.
  • He had hired Guiseppe Tolomeo to kill his grandfather, and then came to see if the deed had been executed thoroughly.
  • All his wicked feelings came back, and he hired some bad men to take David by surprise when he was asleep, and kill him.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Minecraft, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SS Ohioan (1914), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Masters and Johnson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Air-tractor sledge, License CC BY-SA 4.0