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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What does ''on'' mean in this context?

''Little Jerry Buote from the Creek was around.
I told him I guess I'd hire him on for the summer''
I looked up ''hire on" and it means to get employment and it's intransitive verb and it doesn't fit in my case
  

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Anonymous I looked up ''hire on" and it means to get employment and it's intransitive verb and it doesn't fit in my case Then, what is your case?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous I looked up ''hire on" and it means to get employment and it's intransitive verb and it doesn't fit in my case Then, what is your case?
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AnonymousI looked up ''hire on" and it means to get employment and it's intransitive verb and it doesn't fit in my case
Then, what is your case?
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Then it means ' to get/give employment'.
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I know "hire" means that, but what about on?
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'Hire on' means the same.
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