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fired.

dismissed, terminated from employment.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfaɪ̯əd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/General-American/ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/General-American

  1. dismissed, terminated from employment.

  2. Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed.

verb/ˈfaɪ̯əd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/General-American/ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of fire

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed.

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