fire
Meaning
To fire someone means to end their job or employment.
💡 Be careful not to confuse "fire" with "hire," which means to give someone a job.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Anna
arrived
at
the
office
and
heard
her
manager
call
her
into
the
meeting
room
.
He
said
the
company
would
fire
some
people
because
of
low
sales
.
She
felt
nervous
but
asked
if
she
could
improve
,
and
the
manager
said
she
might
have
a
chance
if
she
worked
on
her
reports
.
After
the
talk
,
she
went
to
her
desk
and
made
a
plan
to
show
better
results
next
month
.
Common Phrases
fire someone
fire a gun
fire up
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