fire off
To perform rapidly, often unexpectedlyTo perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.
» All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.
Plötzlich ging der Feueralarm los.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.
No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one.
When I had read the article, I immediately fired off a letter to the editor.
(transitive)To discharge from a firearm.
The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.
Examples
22 sentencesAll of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.
dePlötzlich ging der Feueralarm los.
Tom stopped singing when he heard the fire alarm go off.
He got fired for slacking off at work.
deEr wurde gefeuert, weil er bei der Arbeit faulenzte.
Did the fire alarm go off?
Diego set the fire alarm off.
Forms
fires off, firing off, fired off, fired off| Base form | fire off · to fire off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fires off |
| Present participle | firing off |
| Past simple | fired off |
| Past participle | fired off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb