fired

UK
/ˈfaɪəd/
US
/ˈfaɪərd/

Translations

firedadjective
UK
/ˈfaɪəd/
US
/ˈfaɪrd/
The fired clay pot was placed on the shelf to cool.
Обожжённый глиняный горшок поставили на полку для остывания.
The fired employee was escorted out of the building.
Уволенного сотрудника вывели из здания.
fireverb

fired

Präteritum

fired
Präteritum
fired
Partizip Perfekt
firing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈfaɪə/
US
/ˈfaɪər/
The company decided to fire several employees due to budget cuts.
Компания решила уволить нескольких сотрудников из-за сокращения бюджета.
The soldier was ordered to fire at the target.
Солдату было приказано стрелять по цели.
They will fire the rocket at dawn.
Они запустят ракету на рассвете.

Definitions

firedadjective
Having been dismissed from a job or position.
Several fired employees filed a lawsuit against the company.
Having been ignited or set ablaze.
The fired logs crackled warmly in the fireplace.
Subjected to intense heat in a kiln or furnace and therefore hardened or baked (especially of clay, pottery, or bricks).
The potter lined the shelves with fired clay bowls ready for glazing.
fireverb
To discharge a gun or other weapon.
The soldier was ordered to fire at the target.
To dismiss someone from their job.
The company decided to fire the employee for misconduct.
To ignite or cause to start burning.
He used a match to fire the kindling in the fireplace.
To stimulate or excite someone.
The coach's speech fired up the team before the big game.
To propel or launch something with force.
The catapult was used to fire stones over the castle walls.
To bake or harden (ceramic or pottery) by subjecting it to high heat in a kiln.
The artisan fired the clay vases at a high temperature to strengthen them.