fired

Meanings

• Verb

  To discharge a firearm or other weapon.

  - "He fired a gun."
  - "The soldiers fired their weapons at the enemy."

• Verb

  To dismiss someone from a job.

  - "The manager fired the employee for poor performance."
  - "He was fired after only a few months on the job."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

hire

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Synonyms

set on fire , cards , dehire , dismiss , give the boot , give the elbow , give the old heave-ho , let go , redundant , sack , terminate , throw out , unhire , let off , loose , shoot , open fire , shoot

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fired
tired , wired , desired , hired

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Homophones

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1. Fired (en) : A state of being aflame
   

2. Fired (en) : A person who has been dismissed from a job
   

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Variants

List of all variants of fired that leads to same result
fired , fire , fireable , firer , firers , fires , firing , all-fired , fire away , fired away , fires away , firing away , fire off , fired off , fires off , firing off , fire up , fired up , fires up , firing up

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Forms

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past tense: fired, past participle: fired

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to drive out' or 'to expel'. Derived from the Old English word 'fyran', meaning 'to drive away'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first recorded use of the term 'fired' to mean 'dismissed from a job' was in 1542?

2. In the United States, it is illegal to fire someone because of their race, gender, religion, or other protected characteristics.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dismissal: The act of terminating an employment contract.

2. Gunfire: The sound produced by a gun when it is fired.

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Culture

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In literature, 'fired' has been used to describe various situations, such as a character being fired from a job, or a gun being fired in a battle. In art, there are paintings and sculptures depicting the act of firing a gun or other weapon.

How to Memorize "fired"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the sound and smoke of a gun being fired.
   - Visualize the expression on someone's face when they are fired from a job.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fired' with the sound of a gun being fired.
   - Associate the word 'fired' with the feeling of being dismissed from a job.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Fire a Gun, You're Done' to remember the meaning of 'fired' as 'dismissed from a job'.

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