English Explanatory Dictionary

fired

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. dismissed, terminated from employment.
  2. Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of fire

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪ̯əd/ /ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/ /ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/ En-us-fired.ogg

Word forms

fired

Etymology

From fire + -ed.

Related words

all-fired coal-fired fired up gas-fired oil-fired shots fired stoker-fired wood-fired

Derived words

coalfired nonfired overfired over-fired underfired under-fired unfired woodfired you're fired
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