fired

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UK /ˈfaɪəd/ US /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, blank, short

The manager fired all the employees who failed to meet their sales targets.

VERB + FIRED

fear, means, police, suppose

The police fired warning shots to disperse the angry crowd outside the building.

FIRED + NOUN

job

He got fired from his job last month and is still looking for work.

PREP.

from, without

He was fired from his job without any warning last month.

Definitions

adj

dismissed, terminated from employment.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having lost your job

discharged
dismissed
laid-off
pink-slipped

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

shots fired

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: (especially law enforcement) indicates that a firearm has been discharged in the vicinity of the speaker.

Example Bank

And on top of it all, I was fired.

Tatoeba · #19392

We fired guns at the enemy.

Tatoeba · #22809

The rockets were fired from a launching pad.

Tatoeba · #29375

If he will not work hard, he will be fired.

Tatoeba · #30688

Suppose you are fired, what will you do first?

Tatoeba · #30765

Had it not been for your help, I would have been fired.

Tatoeba · #31089

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