contratar — meaning in English

English meaning

• employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
• place noun A particular area, location, or spot.

Senses

contratar is used for these senses in English:

• employ (rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
• hire (transitive, chiefly, UK) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
• hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
• place (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.

employ — full definition

1. verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
2. verb To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill.

engage — full definition

1. verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
2. verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
3. verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
4. verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.

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