Past tense of hire
regular verb
The past tense of hire is hired. The past participle is also hired.
Forms of hire
| Base form (V1) | hire /ˈhaɪ(.)ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hired /ˈhaɪəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hired /ˈhaɪəd/ |
| Present participle | hiring /haɪə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hires |
Hired in a sentence
- We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.
- But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- His lieutenants hired a team of miners to help spring him.From the entry spring
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.From the entry minority
- Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.From the entry police
Meaning of hire
- noun A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
- noun The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
- noun Payment for the temporary use of something.
Questions about the past tense of hire
- What is the past tense of hire?
- The past tense of hire is hired.
- What is the past participle of hire?
- The past participle of hire is hired.
- Is hire a regular or irregular verb?
- Hire is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hire (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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