B2verb · transitive · frequent

fire

fire · fires · fired · firing

звільнити, стріляти, звільняти

стрелять, уволить, выстрелить, увольнять

feuern, brennen, schießen, kündigen

To set on fireTo set (something, often a building) on fire.

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UK/ˈfaɪ.ə/US/ˈfaɪ.ɚ/

» Tom saved her from the fire.

Tom rettete sie aus dem Feuer.

Том спас её из огня.

Том врятував її під час пожежі.

Meaning

24 senses

(transitive)To set (something, often a building) on fire.
destroy by fire
(transitive)To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
brennen
обжига́тьobžigátʹ, обже́чьobžéčʹ
(transitive)To drive away by setting a fire.
drive out or away by or as if by fire
(transitive)To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
feuern, kündigen
увольня́тьuvolʹnjátʹ, уво́литьuvólitʹ
звільня́тиzvilʹnjáty, звільни́тиzvilʹnýty
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
(broadly, transitive)To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
(transitive)To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
We will fire our guns at the enemy.
The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.
(intransitive)To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
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.
cause to go off
(transitive)To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
abfeuern, feuern, schießen
стреля́тьstreljátʹ, вы́стрелитьvýstrelitʹ, пали́тьpalítʹ
стріля́тиstriljáty, стріля́тиstriljáty
(intransitive)To cause an action potential in a cell.
When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
feuern
(transitive)To forcibly direct (something).
He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.

Examples

4681 sentences

Tom saved her from the fire.
Том врятував її під час пожежі.
ruТом спас её из огня.
deTom rettete sie aus dem Feuer.
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The city was destroyed by fire.
Місто було знищено вогнем.
ruГород был уничтожен огнём.
deDie Stadt wurde durch Feuer zerstört.
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The house was destroyed by fire.
Будинок був зруйнований вогнем.
ruДом был разрушен огнём.
deDas Haus wurde durch Feuer zerstört.
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He fired most of his men.
Він звільнив білшість своїх людей.
deEr feuerte die meisten seiner Männer.
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It's dangerous to play with fire.
Грати з вогнем небезпечно.
ruОпасно играть с огнём.
deEs ist gefährlich, mit dem Feuer zu spielen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to terminate the employment of:

transitive: to shoot:

Русский

By meaning 3

to heat pottery, etc.:

to terminate the employment of:

transitive: to shoot:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

computer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event:

to heat pottery, etc.:

to terminate the employment of:

transitive: to shoot:

intransitive: to shoot:

Origin

From Middle English firen, fyren, furen, from Old English fȳrian (“to make a fire”), from

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”).

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