# fired

Pronunciation: US say "FY-urd" /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/; UK say "FY-uhd" /ˈfaɪəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of fire. — simple past and past participle of fire
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of fire. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The clay pots were fired in a kiln overnight._
   - _She fired off an angry email before lunch._

## Adjective

2. Removed or dismissed from a job by an employer; no longer employed there.
   - Simple: No longer having a job because an employer made you leave.
   - _The fired executives still received generous severance packages._
   - _Newly fired and angry, she filed a complaint with HR._
3. Heated in a furnace or kiln until permanently hardened.
   - Simple: Made hard and solid by heating in a very hot oven or furnace.
   - _The fired tiles were cool enough to handle by morning._
   - _Artisans glaze the fired vessels carefully before adding decoration._

## Origin

Formed from "fire" combined with the suffix "-ed."

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