fired
Syllables: fir·edUK/ˈfaɪ̯əd//ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/
fired adjective: dismissed, terminated from employment. Also the simple past and past participle of fire.
Adjective
fired
- dismissed, terminated from employment.
- Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
Also used as
fired is also the simple past and past participle of fire.
fired meaning in Tagalog
fired in Tagalog
- dismissed
- talsik
Examples of fired in a sentence
- The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.
- The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.
- I'm glad Joe got fired last week. I think we're well rid of him.
Origin of fired
From fire + -ed.
Words formed from fired
- coalfired
- nonfired
- overfired
- over-fired
- underfired
- under-fired
- unfired
- woodfired
- you're fired
Phrases with fired
- dry fired
- fired off
- fired out
- bump fired
- fired away
- fired blanks
- static fired
- thunder fired
- fired in anger
- fired into the sun
- fired on all cylinders
- fired the starting gun
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Words that rhyme with fired
Questions about fired
- What does fired mean?
- Fired means dismissed, terminated from employment.
- What is fired in Tagalog?
- Fired in Tagalog is talsik. See Fired meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is fired?
- Fired is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fired?
- Fired is pronounced /ˈfaɪ̯əd/ (UK).
Words near fired in the dictionary
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