Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
Cognates
See also Scots feier, fyre (“fire”), Yola vier, vire (“fire”), Saterland Frisian Fjuur, Fjúur (“fire”), West Frisian fjoer (“fire”), Alemannic German Füür (“fire”), Bavarian Feia (“fire”), Central Franconian Fauer, Feier, Füür (“fire”), Cimbrian bôar, vaür, vôar (“fire”), Dutch vier, vuur (“fire”), German Feuer (“fire”), German Low German Füer, Füür (“fire”), Luxembourgish Feier (“fire”), Mòcheno vaier (“fire”), Vilamovian faojer (“fire”), West Flemish vier (“fire”), Yiddish פֿײַער (fayer, “fire”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fyr (“fire”), Icelandic funi (“fire”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”). Also, compare Armenian հուր (hur, “fire”), Greek πυρ (pyr, “fire”), Latin pūrgō (“to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌉𐌓 (pir, “fire”), Bulgarian фир (fir, “ooze, pickle, soak”), Polish perz (“smoke”), Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (paḫḫur, “fire”), Luwian 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 (pāhūr, “fire”), Tocharian A/B por/puwar (“fire”). This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis (see ignite). Cognate to pyre.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
Cognates
See also Scots feier, fyre (“fire”), Yola vier, vire (“fire”), Saterland Frisian Fjuur, Fjúur (“fire”), West Frisian fjoer (“fire”), Alemannic German Füür (“fire”), Bavarian Feia (“fire”), Central Franconian Fauer, Feier, Füür (“fire”), Cimbrian bôar, vaür, vôar (“fire”), Dutch vier, vuur (“fire”), German Feuer (“fire”), German Low German Füer, Füür (“fire”), Luxembourgish Feier (“fire”), Mòcheno vaier (“fire”), Vilamovian faojer (“fire”), West Flemish vier (“fire”), Yiddish פֿײַער (fayer, “fire”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fyr (“fire”), Icelandic funi (“fire”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”). Also, compare Armenian հուր (hur, “fire”), Greek πυρ (pyr, “fire”), Latin pūrgō (“to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌉𐌓 (pir, “fire”), Bulgarian фир (fir, “ooze, pickle, soak”), Polish perz (“smoke”), Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (paḫḫur, “fire”), Luwian 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 (pāhūr, “fire”), Tocharian A/B por/puwar (“fire”). This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis (see ignite). Cognate to pyre.
Meanings
(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
But to me it was not despicable; I said, "Oh, you fire, I love you, you dainty pink creature, for you are beautiful—and that is enough!" and was going to gather it to my breast. 1906, Mark Twain, Eve's Diary:
(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.
(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.
A fire like this could be the end of a church whose congregation was already in decline. 2023 March 5, Thomas Curwen, “‘Take back what the devil stole’: A Black church struggles to find answers after fire”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023:
During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
Efforts to fight the fires in New South Wales and Victoria were hampered as large fires converged and created their own violent weather systems. The fire created dry lightning storms so severe that planes had to be grounded. 2020 January 1, Bernard Lagan, “Thousands flee to beaches as the flames close in”, in The Times, number 73,044, page 24:
The motive for the fires is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether a hate crime was committed. Matthews is charged with three counts of simple arson on a religious building. 2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021:
(uncountable) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
(UK, countable) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
(countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
The fire was laid and needed to be lit.
(uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
(countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
We dominated the battlespace with our fires.
(countable, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
I used to work at Five Below but now I keep that fire below 2023 June 23, “Special K” (track 7), in BLP Kosher (lyrics), Bars Mitzva, 2:01:
(countable, figuratively) A barrage, volley
In the district of Erfurt a very heavy sheaf [...] is called the Great Mother, and is carried on the last waggon to the barn, where all hands lift it down amid a fire of jokes. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 7, page 136:
(countable, uncountable) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
static fire
(countable, uncountable) Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
He had fire in his temper. 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to Some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation; […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Sheldonian] Theater, →OCLC:
You call it hope—that fire of fire!
It is but agony of desire: […] 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
(countable, uncountable) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
And bless their critic with a poet's fire. 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:
Attendance of QN meetings has been dwindling, and the creative fire drained from the organization by the dead hand of wannabe bureaucrats bend ^([sic]) on thought control. The action has long since been elsewhere. 1991 December 15, Michael Halberstadt, “Queer Proposals?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 22, page 5:
(countable, uncountable) Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
Stars, hide your fires. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
As in a zodiac representing the heavenly fires. 1667, John Milton, “Book XII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
(countable, uncountable) Red coloration in a piece of opal.
(countable, uncountable) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
In other words, the more times a light ray reflects within a diamond, the greater the separation of the spectral colors—and the more obvious the appearance of fire—will be. Fire in a gemstone is best defined as "the visible extent of light dispersed into spectral colors" (Reinitz et al., 2001). In a polished diamond, this is seen as flares or flashes of color that appear and disappear as the diamond, the observer, or the light source moves. 2009 December, Al Gilbertson, Benjamin Gudlewski, Mary Johnson, George Maltezos, Axel Scherer, James Shigley, “Cutting Diffraction Gratings to Improve Dispersion (“Fire”) in Diamonds”, in Gems & Gemology, volume 45, number 4, Gemological Institute of America, →DOI, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2024, pages 260–270:
yue 火災 /火灾 (damaging occurrence of fire) · stq Fjuur (oxidation reaction) · pdc Feier (oxidation reaction) · sw moto (oxidation reaction) · prg panno (instance of this chemical reaction) · mg afo (oxidation reaction) · sdh ئاگِر (oxidation reaction) · aa gira (oxidation reaction) · ojp 火 (oxidation reaction) · ang ǣled (instance of this chemical reaction) · ltg kruosne (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · wa feu (damaging occurrence of fire) · hi अगन (oxidation reaction) · or ଅଗ୍ନି (oxidation reaction) · xkl apuy (oxidation reaction) · ia foco (oxidation reaction) · fa حَریق (damaging occurrence of fire) · ar نار (oxidation reaction) · dar цӏа (oxidation reaction) · uk поже́жа (damaging occurrence of fire) · ka ალი (oxidation reaction) · it vivacità (brilliancy; lustre) · sv eld (oxidation reaction) · mk печка (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · sma dålle (oxidation reaction) · id api (oxidation reaction) · lus mei (oxidation reaction) · hsb woheń (oxidation reaction) · el φωτιά (oxidation reaction) · si ගින්න (oxidation reaction) · pa ਅਗਨ (oxidation reaction) · fr feu (oxidation reaction) · nl vuur (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · fa آتَش (instance of this chemical reaction) · hy կրակ (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · sjt toll (oxidation reaction) · tg ҳариқ (damaging occurrence of fire) · ja 暖房機 (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · sed on (oxidation reaction) · ja 火 (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · mzn تش (oxidation reaction) · mai आगि (oxidation reaction) · bg о́гън (oxidation reaction) · eo fajro (oxidation reaction) · cs palba (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · ckt яраԓвын (damaging occurrence of fire) · cs hoření (oxidation reaction) · scn arduri (strength of passion) · is ofn (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · gun tata (oxidation reaction) · mel apui (oxidation reaction) · nb ovn (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · rif timessi (instance of this chemical reaction) · chr ᎦᎵᎬ (oxidation reaction) · xpq yoht (oxidation reaction) · nl fornuis (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · mqs ipi (oxidation reaction) · nog от (oxidation reaction) · da entusiasme (liveliness, enthusiasm) · cv пушар (damaging occurrence of fire) · cy tân (oxidation reaction) · ady машӏо (oxidation reaction) · nds Füer (oxidation reaction) · fr incendie (damaging occurrence of fire) · ja 火 (oxidation reaction) · uz oʻt tushish (damaging occurrence of fire) · fax fogu (oxidation reaction) · oc fuòc (oxidation reaction) · nci tletl (oxidation reaction) · mwr अगन (oxidation reaction) · fr feu (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · he אֵשׁ (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · fr feu (instance of this chemical reaction) · te నిప్పు (damaging occurrence of fire) · yi פֿײַער (instance of this chemical reaction) · hi अग्नि (oxidation reaction) · fa آذَر (oxidation reaction) · sk oheň (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · xlu 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 (oxidation reaction) · grc πυρά (instance of this chemical reaction) · he אֵשׁ (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · nb ild (oxidation reaction) · tl apoy (oxidation reaction) · fj buka (oxidation reaction) · ru ого́нь (instance of this chemical reaction) · hy հուր (oxidation reaction) · pdt Braunt (damaging occurrence of fire) · crk pasawew (instance of this chemical reaction) · sk ohnisko (elements to start a fire) · de Brand (damaging occurrence of fire) · enq ita (oxidation reaction) · te నిప్పు (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · scn focu (damaging occurrence of fire) · eu su (oxidation reaction) · fi tuli (brilliancy; lustre) · kgp pĩ (oxidation reaction) · rob api (oxidation reaction) · xsr མེ (oxidation reaction) · ram cuhy (oxidation reaction) · he שריפה (damaging occurrence of fire) · ota اود (oxidation reaction) · hy վառարան (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · sms toll (oxidation reaction) · th ไฟ (oxidation reaction) · ota یانغین (damaging occurrence of fire) · de Ofen (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · ga tine (damaging occurrence of fire) · sa यज्ञ (oxidation reaction) · ja 発砲弾 (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · am ቃጥሎ (oxidation reaction) · hre ùnh (oxidation reaction) · adw tata (oxidation reaction) · is eldur (instance of this chemical reaction) · tbt muliro (oxidation reaction) · th เตา (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · dlg уот (oxidation reaction) · te అగ్ని (oxidation reaction) · yo iná (oxidation reaction) · id tembakan (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · gld тава (oxidation reaction) · cs požár (damaging occurrence of fire) · sh пе̑ћ (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · awa आगि (oxidation reaction) · scn focu (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · tr yangın (damaging occurrence of fire) · nay keni (oxidation reaction) · vec fogo (oxidation reaction) · ltg guņs (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ruo foc (oxidation reaction) · mnc ᡨᡠᠸᠠ (oxidation reaction) · la ignis (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · niu afi (oxidation reaction) · sk ostreľovanie (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · bn আগুন (instance of this chemical reaction) · fr feu (damaging occurrence of fire) · fro feu (oxidation reaction) · sa सरल (oxidation reaction) · sqt ڛياط (oxidation reaction) · dlm fuc (oxidation reaction) · sh ва̏тра (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · za feiz (oxidation reaction) · ovd jäld (oxidation reaction) · ast llume (oxidation reaction) · sux 𒉈 (oxidation reaction) · tab цӏа (oxidation reaction) · av цӏа (oxidation reaction) · jra apui (oxidation reaction) · kbd мафӏэ (oxidation reaction) · eo pafaĵo (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · mtq cúi (oxidation reaction) · yue 火燭 /火烛 (damaging occurrence of fire) · rom jag (oxidation reaction) · de Feuer (instance of this chemical reaction) · fa آتَش (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · br tan (oxidation reaction) · ur آتِش (oxidation reaction) · id api (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ur اَگْنی (oxidation reaction) · bug api (oxidation reaction) · la focus (instance of this chemical reaction) · bal آچ (oxidation reaction) · wa feu (oxidation reaction) · tt янгын (damaging occurrence of fire) · da ovn (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · hu tűz (oxidation reaction) · kaa ot (oxidation reaction) · uz otash (oxidation reaction) · ak egya (oxidation reaction) · ml അഗ്നി (oxidation reaction) · mlm fi¹ (oxidation reaction) · krl tuli (oxidation reaction) · io fairo (oxidation reaction) · ljp apuy (oxidation reaction) · yi פֿײַער (damaging occurrence of fire) · ar حريق (damaging occurrence of fire) · lt ugnis (instance of this chemical reaction) · mk потпала (elements to start a fire) · es horno (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · shn ၽႆး (oxidation reaction) · ca foc (oxidation reaction) · mos bùgúm (oxidation reaction) · hy խարույկ (instance of this chemical reaction) · it fuoco (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · arc נורא (oxidation reaction) · de Feia (oxidation reaction) · cu ⱁⰳⱀⱐ (oxidation reaction) · egl fûg (oxidation reaction) · os арт (oxidation reaction) · pjt waṟu (oxidation reaction) · fi hella (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · zh 火災 /火灾 (damaging occurrence of fire) · tzm ⴰⴼⴰ (oxidation reaction) · tly آرا (oxidation reaction) · sh vȁtra (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ca foc (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · rtm rạhi (oxidation reaction) · to afi (oxidation reaction) · pl ogień (oxidation reaction) · la focus (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · uk ва́тра (oxidation reaction) · co fogu (oxidation reaction) · vro tuli (oxidation reaction) · wa feu (instance of this chemical reaction) · mnw ဗမတ် (oxidation reaction) · ceb kalayo (oxidation reaction) · pt fogo (oxidation reaction) · mak pepe (oxidation reaction) · cr ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐤ (oxidation reaction) · ruq foc (oxidation reaction) · sa तीर्थ (oxidation reaction) · ks ऒगुन (oxidation reaction) · zza adır (diq) (oxidation reaction) · cic lowak (instance of this chemical reaction) · tt ялкын (oxidation reaction) · sv brand (oxidation reaction) · kl inneq (oxidation reaction) · lmo foeugh (oxidation reaction) · egy x:t-Q7 (oxidation reaction) · mcm fogu (oxidation reaction) · rut цӏай (oxidation reaction) · cs oheň (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · jv ꦭꦠꦸ (oxidation reaction) · str SĆEḰEU¸SE¸ (oxidation reaction) · eo pafado (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · bh भउर (oxidation reaction) · bdk цӏа (oxidation reaction) · kca-eas тӱӽәт (oxidation reaction) · prg panno (oxidation reaction) · rue ва́тра (oxidation reaction) · la incendium (damaging occurrence of fire) · myv тол (oxidation reaction) · pau ngau (oxidation reaction) · uk вого́нь (oxidation reaction) · tvo uku (oxidation reaction) · zh 火 (oxidation reaction) · aqc оцӏ (oxidation reaction) · hu tűzeset (damaging occurrence of fire) · sl požar (damaging occurrence of fire) · api tata (oxidation reaction) · scn luci (damaging occurrence of fire) · fi tuli (instance of this chemical reaction) · is eldur (damaging occurrence of fire) · ky өрт (damaging occurrence of fire) · ru ого́нь (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · yua kʼaʼajaleʼ (oxidation reaction) · gv aile (damaging occurrence of fire) · dz མེ (oxidation reaction) · lt liepsna (instance of this chemical reaction) · nb bål (instance of this chemical reaction) · tpi paia (instance of this chemical reaction) · lwl งอ (oxidation reaction) · tkl afi (oxidation reaction) · fi lämmitin (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · ms api (oxidation reaction) · kmr agir (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ast fueu (instance of this chemical reaction) · fr feu (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · crh ateş (oxidation reaction) · tly otəş (oxidation reaction) · tli x̱ʼaan (oxidation reaction) · it fuoco (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ba янғын (damaging occurrence of fire) · pl żar (instance of this chemical reaction) · oj ishkode (oxidation reaction) · lld fesc (oxidation reaction) · su seuneu (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · dux sa (oxidation reaction) · gv çhenney (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · is bál (oxidation reaction) · hy կրակ (instance of this chemical reaction) · ab амца (oxidation reaction) · pt fogo (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · fa گَرْمْکُن (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · wa feu (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · scn focu (instance of this chemical reaction) · ru пе́чка (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · tmh temse (oxidation reaction) · sl ogenj (instance of this chemical reaction) · sgs ognės (oxidation reaction) · id kebakaran (damaging occurrence of fire) · bg о́гън (instance of this chemical reaction) · sjd то̄лл (oxidation reaction) · ln mɔ̌tɔ (oxidation reaction) · an fuego (oxidation reaction) · bg огън (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · arn kvxal (oxidation reaction) · fa کورِه (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · pau seseb (oxidation reaction) · apy apoto (oxidation reaction) · ill apui (oxidation reaction) · as জুই (oxidation reaction) · sat ᱥᱮᱺᱜᱮᱹᱞ (oxidation reaction) · nrn eld (instance of this chemical reaction) · su kahuruan (damaging occurrence of fire) · scn focu (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ja ストーブ (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · yrk-tun ту (oxidation reaction) · yag puSak (oxidation reaction) · gl fogo (oxidation reaction) · zh хуә (oxidation reaction) · lad fuego (oxidation reaction) · crh ot (oxidation reaction) · ail di (oxidation reaction) · fy brân (damaging occurrence of fire) · scn focu (button on a joypad or similar) · kaw apuy (instance of this chemical reaction) · cs oheň (oxidation reaction) · ar حريجة (damaging occurrence of fire) · lt gaisras (damaging occurrence of fire) · ga tine (oxidation reaction) · nij apuy (oxidation reaction) · uga 𐎛𐎌𐎚 (oxidation reaction) · jam faya (oxidation reaction) · alt от (oxidation reaction) · miq pata (oxidation reaction) · pms feugh (oxidation reaction) · da aftrækker (button on a joypad or similar) · it rogo (damaging occurrence of fire) · nb brann (damaging occurrence of fire) · iu ᐃᑯᒪ (oxidation reaction) · ja 火 (elements to start a fire) · ang āl (oxidation reaction) · nhn tletl (oxidation reaction) · ru печь (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · lv uguns (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · zh 火 (elements to start a fire) · ha wuta (oxidation reaction) · phn 𐤀𐤔 (oxidation reaction) · siy ūīr (oxidation reaction) · ht dife (oxidation reaction) · kix ìe (oxidation reaction) · bh आगि (oxidation reaction) · li vuur (oxidation reaction) · lmw wíki (oxidation reaction) · sl ogenj (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · cy stof (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · guq tata (oxidation reaction) · ak ogya (oxidation reaction) · rap ahi (oxidation reaction) · ro foc (oxidation reaction) · mdh apuy (oxidation reaction) · vgr અગ્ગ (oxidation reaction) · fo eldur (damaging occurrence of fire) · tg сӯхтор (damaging occurrence of fire) · mkz ata (oxidation reaction) · se dolla (oxidation reaction) · skb วี๊ (oxidation reaction) · ddg aca (oxidation reaction) · ykg лачил (oxidation reaction) · sne apuy (oxidation reaction) · hy կրակ (oxidation reaction) · la flamma (oxidation reaction) · mk оган (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · nb ild (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · is eldur (oxidation reaction) · lnd afui (oxidation reaction) · gez እሳት (oxidation reaction) · bn অনল (oxidation reaction) · rgn fug (oxidation reaction) · ota آتش (oxidation reaction) · ang fȳr (oxidation reaction) · str ĆOḰEȽ (oxidation reaction) · chg اوت (oxidation reaction) · zh 火 (instance of this chemical reaction) · de Feuer (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · it entusiasmo (liveliness, enthusiasm) · ota آذر (oxidation reaction) · clt myi (oxidation reaction) · ydg yūṛ (oxidation reaction) · af vuur (damaging occurrence of fire) · qu nina (oxidation reaction) · rcf fé (oxidation reaction) · hi आतिश (oxidation reaction) · hi शोला (oxidation reaction) · da ild (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · sas api (oxidation reaction) · hrx Feier (oxidation reaction) · sw moto (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · mzs fogo (oxidation reaction) · ckb ئاگر (damaging occurrence of fire) · kmr agir (oxidation reaction) · zh 火 (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · ain アペ (oxidation reaction) · arc נורא (alchemy: one of the basic elements) · af vuur (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · rsk огень (oxidation reaction) · pl piec (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · ltg guņs (oxidation reaction) · zlw-opl ogień (oxidation reaction) · krc от (oxidation reaction) · ig ọku (oxidation reaction) · nod ᨼᩱ (oxidation reaction) · hit 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (instance of this chemical reaction) · ar حريقة (damaging occurrence of fire) · wyi wiin (oxidation reaction) · wa feu (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · eo brulo (damaging occurrence of fire) · lus kângmei (damaging occurrence of fire) · kn ಕಿಚ್ಚು (oxidation reaction) · kw tan (oxidation reaction) · ckb ئاوِر (oxidation reaction) · nl vuur (oxidation reaction) · de Feuer (oxidation reaction) · pac uih (oxidation reaction) · zh 取暖器 (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · pdt Fia (oxidation reaction) · srh yuc (oxidation reaction) · cop ⲭⲣⲱⲙ (oxidation reaction) · ar عافية (oxidation reaction) · ga lámhach (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · bn আগুন (oxidation reaction) · yrl memuitawa (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · kzi apuy (oxidation reaction) · new मि (oxidation reaction) · jaz yaak (oxidation reaction) · hit 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (oxidation reaction) · jv ꦒꦼꦤꦶ (oxidation reaction) · te నిప్పు (instance of this chemical reaction) · kmr agir (damaging occurrence of fire) · mwr अगनी (oxidation reaction) · so dab (oxidation reaction) · yai олов (oxidation reaction) · kmv djife (oxidation reaction) · ar نَار (oxidation reaction) · pt fogão (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · nai-tip 'a'aaw (oxidation reaction) · cop ⲕⲣⲱⲙ (oxidation reaction) · ch guafi (oxidation reaction) · tbd aiyeʔi (instance of this chemical reaction) · sgh йоц (oxidation reaction) · ja 火事 (damaging occurrence of fire) · sga teine (oxidation reaction) · ne आगो (oxidation reaction) · fa آذَر (oxidation reaction) · it tiro (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · wo safara (oxidation reaction) · rif timessi (oxidation reaction) · mk оган (oxidation reaction) · lv uguns (oxidation reaction) · csb òdżin (oxidation reaction) · wmw moto (oxidation reaction) · pcc fix (oxidation reaction) · lut hud (oxidation reaction) · hak 火 (oxidation reaction) · es fuego (instance of this chemical reaction) · pyu apue (oxidation reaction) · msn ev (oxidation reaction) · xdq гьис (oxidation reaction) · xto por (oxidation reaction) · pal 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 (oxidation reaction) · ja 火災 (damaging occurrence of fire) · bkt mweya (oxidation reaction) · mk пожар (damaging occurrence of fire) · kpv би (oxidation reaction) · cs oheň (instance of this chemical reaction) · ycr hi (oxidation reaction) · ae 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (oxidation reaction) · fa آتَش (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · hss śeweṭ (oxidation reaction) · bej n'e (oxidation reaction) · mnj yūr (oxidation reaction) · ami namal (oxidation reaction) · ru ого́нь (elements to start a fire) · eo incendio (damaging occurrence of fire) · lv uguns (instance of this chemical reaction) · yue 火 (oxidation reaction) · ru пожа́р (damaging occurrence of fire) · amm ta (oxidation reaction) · scn sparu (in-flight bullets — see also shot) · az atəş (oxidation reaction) · it fuoco (instance of this chemical reaction) · mdr api (oxidation reaction) · ja 火 (instance of this chemical reaction) · he מְדוּרָה (instance of this chemical reaction) · gd teine (oxidation reaction) · sv ugn (heater or stove used in place of real fire) · mi ahi (oxidation reaction) · km ភ្លើង (oxidation reaction) · tg озар (oxidation reaction) · yka ebbut (oxidation reaction) · ty auahi (oxidation reaction) · vi hoả hoạn (damaging occurrence of fire) · km អគ្គិ (oxidation reaction) · yag pušaki (oxidation reaction) · eo fajro (instance of this chemical reaction) · mag 𑂄𑂏𑂱 (oxidation reaction) · sia толл (oxidation reaction) · sv brand (damaging occurrence of fire) · mjg-mgr ghar (oxidation reaction) · iba api (oxidation reaction) · ca incendi (damaging occurrence of fire) · rup foc (oxidation reaction) · pi aggi (oxidation reaction) · ur آگ (oxidation reaction) · ar حَرِيق (damaging occurrence of fire) · tpi paia (oxidation reaction) · sh vȁtra (oxidation reaction) · ln mweya (oxidation reaction) · fy fjoer (oxidation reaction) · da ild (alchemy: one of the basic elements)
From Middle English firen, fyren, furen, from Old English fȳrian (“to make a fire”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Saterland Frisian fjuurje (“to fire”), Middle Dutch vûren, vueren, vieren (“to set fire”), Dutch vuren (“to fire, shoot”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”), German feuern (“to fire”).
Meanings
Command to shoot with firearms.
Translations (6)
it fuoco! (command to shoot) · fi tulta (command to shoot) · pl ognia (command to shoot) · pt fogo (command to shoot) · az atǝş (command to shoot) · ru ого́нь (command to shoot)
From Middle English firen, fyren, furen, from Old English fȳrian (“to make a fire”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Saterland Frisian fjuurje (“to fire”), Middle Dutch vûren, vueren, vieren (“to set fire”), Dutch vuren (“to fire, shoot”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”), German feuern (“to fire”).
Meanings
(transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
["]Then I slipped up again with a box of matches, fired my heap of paper and rubbish, put the chairs and bedding thereby, led the gas to the affair, by means of an india-rubber tube, and waving a farewell to the room left it for the last time." / "You fired the house!" exclaimed Kemp. / "Fired the house. It was the only way to cover my trail – and no doubt it was insured.["] 1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “At the House in Great Portland Street”, in The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 186:
That lamp was the mummy of a woman tied to a stout stake let into the rock, and he had fired her hair. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
It was long a question of debate, whether the burning of the South Side ghetto was accidental, or whether it was done by the Mercenaries; but it is definitely settled now that the ghetto was fired by the Mercenaries under orders from their chiefs. 1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:
(transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
(transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
Till my bad angel fire my good one out. 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 144”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
(qualifier:employment, transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
The first, obvious choice was hysterical and fantastic Blanche – had there not been her timidity, her fear of being ‘fired’[…]. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 226:
(broadly, transitive) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
Don't be hesitant to fire a client - cull out the deadwood. If a client doesn't meet the above criteria, you are better off without him. You don't do your best work for a client you'd rather not have. 1979, Richard Collins Rea, Operating a Successful Accounting Practice: A Collection of Material from the Journal of Accountancy Practitioners Forum, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 288:
Maintaining a collegial attitude even when doing the more difficult business work, like firing a client, is another part. If you are struggling through the relationship, the client might be struggling as well, so firing them may be mutually beneficial, and you should try and do it on the best of terms. 2020, Rebecca Migdal, Museum Mercenary: A Handbook for Independent Museum Professionals, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 278:
(transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.
We will fire our guns at the enemy.
He fired his radar gun at passing cars.
(intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
I heard that both yesterday and today, when transports of the central government carrying our soldiers arrived at Hu-lu-tao, bandit troops on the shore fired at them. 1989, Dolores Zen, transl., Last Chance in Manchuria, Hoover Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 93:
To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.
(transitive) To set off an explosive in a mine.
`Now are you both ready?' I said, as people do when they are going to fire a mine. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
(transitive) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
Andrey Arshavin equalised with a superb volley into the corner before Nicklas Bendtner coolly fired Arsenal in front. 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
(intransitive) To cause an action potential in a cell.
When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
(transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.
(ambitransitive) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.
(transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge
(dated, intransitive) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
Love had fired my mind. 1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Inexperienced girl as I was, I fired at the idea of becoming his dupe, and fancying, perhaps, that there was more in merely answering his note than it would have amounted to, I said — "That kind of thing may answer very well with button-makers, but ladies don't like it. […] 1864, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas:
To animate; to give life or spirit to.
to fire the genius of a young man
To feed or serve the fire of.
Driver G. A. Rowett, of the North Eastern Region's Neville Hill shed, now joined the locomotive as pilotman, and actually took over the regulator, Fireman Wheddon continuing to fire. 1958 December 14, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 852:
to fire a boiler
We left with the "Blue Train", dead on time. This time I fired all the way. […] The next day took me home again on No. E.16 with Henri Dutertre. I fired from Paris to Calais. 1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 150, 151:
(transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
[The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines. c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(transitive) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
(dated, intransitive) To catch fire; to be kindled.
(dated, intransitive) To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
I fired on that train until August.
(slang, usually, with "up") To start (an engine).
(intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
I'd say he struggled to get around the course. He never fired. In other years, when Buzzy Hannum rode him, he ran well enough to win, but not this time. 1988, Chronicle of the Horse, volume 51, numbers 1-13, page 18:
(qualifier:restaurant, slang) To begin cooking an order.
hi बजाना (transitive: to shoot) · pl bić (transitive: to shoot) · fi hehkua (to be irritated or inflamed with passion) · be страля́ць (transitive: to shoot) · th ยิง (intransitive: to shoot) · pt demitir (to terminate the employment of) · sv ge eld (intransitive: to shoot) · fy dien jaan (to terminate the employment of) · fi kuumentaa (to heat pottery, etc.) · de auslösen (computer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event) · sw moto (intransitive: to shoot) · da fritstille (to terminate the employment of) · uk звільни́ти (to terminate the employment of) · mk отпушта (to terminate the employment of) · lv apdedzināt (to heat pottery, etc.) · hu kiéget (to heat pottery, etc.) · he הדליק (to heat pottery, etc.) · lv atlaist (to terminate the employment of) · ru стреля́ть (intransitive: to shoot) · fr tirer (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · pt cozinhar (to heat pottery, etc.) · da skyde (intransitive: to shoot) · is sparka (to terminate the employment of) · id tembak (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · af ontslaan (to terminate the employment of) · mi pupuhi (transitive: to shoot) · pt atirar (transitive: to shoot) · fi sytyttää (to animate; to give life or spirit to) · ca disparar (transitive: to shoot) · zh 射擊 /射击 (intransitive: to shoot) · el πυρ (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · mi whakapaka (to heat pottery, etc.) · be страля́ць (intransitive: to shoot) · km ផ្លាស់ចេញពីមុខការ (to terminate the employment of) · sw moto (to terminate the employment of) · sk vypáliť (to heat pottery, etc.) · sw moto (transitive: to shoot) · tr işten atmak (to terminate the employment of) · fr limoger (to terminate the employment of) · es tirar (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · ga scaoil (transitive: to shoot) · be зво́льніць (to terminate the employment of) · sw kupiga risasi (to terminate the employment of) · cy tanio (to heat pottery, etc.) · km បណ្ដេញចេញពីការងារ (to terminate the employment of) · nl bakken (to heat pottery, etc.) · sw kupiga risasi (transitive: to shoot) · cy tanio (intransitive: to shoot) · mi whakapākūkū (transitive: to shoot) · fi laukaista (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · ru увольня́ть (to terminate the employment of) · dsb gódy daś (to terminate the employment of) · da fyre (to terminate the employment of) · zh 開除 /开除 (to terminate the employment of) · de feuern (intransitive: to shoot) · id tuju (to forcibly direct) · sl streljati (transitive: to shoot) · fi tulittaa (intransitive: to shoot) · es descargar (intransitive: to shoot) · hy թրծել (to heat pottery, etc.) · bg уволня́вам (to terminate the employment of) · pt cozer (to heat pottery, etc.) · ja 撃つ (intransitive: to shoot) · fr virer (to terminate the employment of) · ka გაშვება (to terminate the employment of) · es licenciar (to terminate the employment of) · vi sa thải (to terminate the employment of) · khb ᦺᦟᦀᦸᧅ (to terminate the employment of) · sk vystreliť (intransitive: to shoot) · sl ustreliti (intransitive: to shoot) · sw moto (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · es echar (to terminate the employment of) · hy կրակել (intransitive: to shoot) · af vuur (transitive: to shoot) · km បញ្ឈប់ (to terminate the employment of) · sv sparka (to terminate the employment of) · sk vyhadzovať (to terminate the employment of) · sl ustreliti (transitive: to shoot) · ko 발포(發砲)하다 (transitive: to shoot) · ru обже́чь (to heat pottery, etc.) · hy հեռացնել (to terminate the employment of) · mi pana (to terminate the employment of) · shn လႆႇဢွၵ်ႇ (to terminate the employment of) · pt pegar fogo (to catch fire; to be kindled) · nb fyre (intransitive: to shoot) · pl zwalniać (to terminate the employment of) · sv avfyra (intransitive: to shoot) · yi אָפּזאָגן (to terminate the employment of) · zh 解雇 (to terminate the employment of) · hi पकाना (to heat pottery, etc.) · fr cuire (to heat pottery, etc.) · te ఉద్యోగం నుండి తొలగించు (to terminate the employment of) · id tembak (intransitive: to shoot) · fi lämmittää (to fire a boiler) · fr lourder (to terminate the employment of) · ko 발사(發射)하다 (intransitive: to shoot) · zh 開火 /开火 (intransitive: to shoot) · ja 首を切る (to terminate the employment of) · he פיטר (to terminate the employment of) · de abfeuern (transitive: to shoot) · pl strzelać (transitive: to shoot) · es despedir (to terminate the employment of) · vi đuổi việc (to terminate the employment of) · de brennen (to heat pottery, etc.) · sv bränna (to heat pottery, etc.) · uk стріля́ти (intransitive: to shoot) · ru обжига́ть (to heat pottery, etc.) · ru стреля́ть (transitive: to shoot) · eo ekbruli (to catch fire; to be kindled) · af bak (to heat pottery, etc.) · pt despedir (to terminate the employment of) · ja 解雇する (to terminate the employment of) · hy կրակել (transitive: to shoot) · zh 發射 /发射 (transitive: to shoot) · fr tirer (intransitive: to shoot) · ja 撃つ (transitive: to shoot) · eo maldungi (to terminate the employment of) · pl wylać (to terminate the employment of) · it dimettere (to terminate the employment of) · no gi sparken (to terminate the employment of) · nn fyre (intransitive: to shoot) · cs vystřelit (intransitive: to shoot) · is reka (to terminate the employment of) · it sparare (transitive: to shoot) · sl odpustiti (to terminate the employment of) · lo ໄລ່ອອກ (to terminate the employment of) · sl streljati (intransitive: to shoot) · he ירה (transitive: to shoot) · fi laukaista (computer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event) · ja 発砲する (transitive: to shoot) · nb avfyre (intransitive: to shoot) · ka გაგდება (to terminate the employment of) · th ไล่ออก (to terminate the employment of) · cy saethu (intransitive: to shoot) · ru уво́лить (to terminate the employment of) · ar طَرَدَ (to terminate the employment of) · gl chimpar (to terminate the employment of) · id menembak (transitive: to shoot) · nl afgaan (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · cs střílet (transitive: to shoot) · de kündigen (to terminate the employment of) · nod ᩃᩱ᩵ᩋᩬᨠ (to terminate the employment of) · lt šaudyti (transitive: to shoot) · mi pupuhi (intransitive: to shoot) · pl wylewać (to terminate the employment of) · ru пали́ть (transitive: to shoot) · fr faire feu (transitive: to shoot) · izh ampua (intransitive: to shoot) · sk bombardovať (to forcibly direct) · sw moto (to heat pottery, etc.) · az işdən çıxarmaq (to terminate the employment of) · lt šauti (transitive: to shoot) · fi erottaa (to terminate the employment of) · fi valaista (to light up as if by fire) · az çıxarmaq (to terminate the employment of) · ka დათხოვნა (to terminate the employment of) · izh paukuttaa (intransitive: to shoot) · id membakar (to heat pottery, etc.) · id pecat (to terminate the employment of) · pam sisanti (to terminate the employment of) · es descharchar (to terminate the employment of) · ks رَنُن (to heat pottery, etc.) · be стрэ́ліць (transitive: to shoot) · ru вы́стрелить (intransitive: to shoot) · es disparar (intransitive: to shoot) · ru вы́стрелить (transitive: to shoot) · ca fer fora (to terminate the employment of) · bg стрелям (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · de schießen (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · fi aktivoida (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · lv šaut (transitive: to shoot) · bg стрелям (intransitive: to shoot) · ko 발포(發砲)하다 (intransitive: to shoot) · th ยิง (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · mk пука (intransitive: to shoot) · nl ontslaan (to terminate the employment of) · no avfyre (transitive: to shoot) · ca coure (to heat pottery, etc.) · da gløde (to be irritated or inflamed with passion) · sv skjuta (transitive: to shoot) · mk пече (to heat pottery, etc.) · fy sjitte (transitive: to shoot) · tr kovmak (to terminate the employment of) · fi ampua (intransitive: to shoot) · no sparke (to terminate the employment of) · da opvarme (to heat pottery, etc.) · uk стріля́ти (transitive: to shoot) · fi antaa potkut (to terminate the employment of) · tl sesante (to terminate the employment of) · he ירה (intransitive: to shoot) · nl vuren (intransitive: to shoot) · ca disparar (intransitive: to shoot) · da afskedige (to terminate the employment of) · fi saada syttymään (to animate; to give life or spirit to) · be стрэ́ліць (intransitive: to shoot) · es tirar (transitive: to shoot) · es disparar (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · hu tüzel (intransitive: to shoot) · fi ampua (transitive: to shoot) · fr faire feu (intransitive: to shoot) · de feuern (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · da skyde (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · de schießen (intransitive: to shoot) · tr ateş etmek (intransitive: to shoot) · fy sjitte (intransitive: to shoot) · cy diswyddo (to terminate the employment of) · el απολύω (to terminate the employment of) · sl žgati (to heat pottery, etc.) · ja 発火する (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · fr tirer (transitive: to shoot) · de feuern (to terminate the employment of) · hu elsüt (transitive: to shoot) · fr licencier (to terminate the employment of) · th ยิง (transitive: to shoot) · pt disparar (intransitive: to shoot) · ja 発射する (intransitive: to shoot) · fi savustaa (to drive away by setting a fire) · es expulsar (to terminate the employment of) · ga bácáil (to heat pottery, etc.) · hu kirúg (to terminate the employment of) · da udløse (computer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event) · sk strieľať (intransitive: to shoot) · km ដកងារ (to terminate the employment of) · no avskjedige (to terminate the employment of) · te కాల్చు (transitive: to shoot) · ko 발사(發射)하다 (transitive: to shoot) · be звальня́ць (to terminate the employment of) · no brenne (to heat pottery, etc.) · nl schieten (sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal) · cs vypálit (to heat pottery, etc.) · mi taipara (transitive: to shoot) · fi polttaa (to heat pottery, etc.) · pl strzelić (transitive: to shoot) · no fyre (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) · cs vyhodit (to terminate the employment of) · fi irtisanoa (to terminate the employment of) · uk звільня́ти (to terminate the employment of) · fi laukaista (transitive: to shoot) · te వత్తిడి (to forcibly direct) · bg стрелям (transitive: to shoot) · ja 首にする (to terminate the employment of) · it fare fuoco (transitive: to shoot) · es cocer (to heat pottery, etc.) · nl afvuren (transitive: to shoot) · hy ազատել (to terminate the employment of) · fi syttyä (to catch fire; to be kindled) · es correr (to terminate the employment of) · es cesantear (to terminate the employment of) · sk spustiť (computer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event) · mn огцруулах (to terminate the employment of) · cy tanio (transitive: to shoot) · fi tulittaa (transitive: to shoot) · it sparare (intransitive: to shoot) · fr congédier (to terminate the employment of) · da affyre (transitive: to shoot) · pt disparar (transitive: to shoot) · pl zwolnić (to terminate the employment of) · nn avfyre (intransitive: to shoot) · it licenziare (to terminate the employment of) · ca acomiadar (to terminate the employment of) · bg пека (to heat pottery, etc.) · nl schieten (intransitive: to shoot) · fi sytyttää (to inflame; to irritate, as the passions) · es disparar (transitive: to shoot) · sk páliť (intransitive: to shoot) · is segja upp (to terminate the employment of) · ko 해고(解雇)하다 (to terminate the employment of) · da fyre (intransitive: to shoot) · it fare fuoco (intransitive: to shoot) · da antænde (to catch fire; to be kindled) · sv avskeda (to terminate the employment of) · gl despedir (to terminate the employment of) · fi laukoa (to forcibly direct) · sk vyhodiť (to terminate the employment of) · gl cocer (to heat pottery, etc.) · fr mettre à la porte (to terminate the employment of) · cy saethu (transitive: to shoot)