hired
UK: haɪəd | US: haɪərd
adj. employed for wages or salary
vt. past tense and past participle of "hire" (to engage the services of someone for payment)
The word "hired" originates from Old English hyrian, meaning "to employ for wages," which is related to Proto-Germanic hūrijaną. The suffix "-ed" is a common Germanic past tense marker, added to form the past tense and past participle. Over time, "hire" retained its core meaning of engaging services for payment, while "-ed" standardized as a grammatical marker for completed actions.
She was hired as a software engineer last month.
The company hired three new interns for the summer.
He hired a car for his weekend trip.
They hired a consultant to improve their business strategy.
The band hired a professional photographer for their concert.