hire (v)
engage#1 (v)
employ (v)

v02409412

type v
lex_filenum 41
def engage or hire for work
examples They hired two new secretaries in the department
How many people has she employed?
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form employ → employ
Derivationally related form employ → employment; employ → employee; employ → employer
Derivationally related form engage → engagement
Derivationally related form hire → hirer
Antonym hire → fire
Hyponym featherbed; fill; engage; ship; sign, contract, sign on, sign up; rat; subcontract, farm out, job
Incoming links
Derivationally related form engagement → engage
Derivationally related form employment → employ; employee → employ; employer → employ
Derivationally related form hirer → hire
Derivationally related form employ → employ
Hypernym featherbed; fill; engage; ship; sign, contract, sign on, sign up; rat; subcontract, farm out, job
Antonym fire → hire

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