fire

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.ə/, [ˈfaɪ̯ə] (triphthong smoothing) IPA(key): [ˈfaː(ə)], [ˈfɑː(ə)] Homophone: far (tar-tyre-tower merger) (General American) enPR: fīʹər, fīr, IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.ɚ/, [ˈfa̠jɚ], /ˈfaɪɹ/ (Inland Northern American, Western New England, Ontario, Philadelphia) IPA(key): [fʌɪ̯ɚ] (Southern US, Appalachia) IPA(key): [ˈfäːɚ] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.ə/, [ˈfɑe̯ə] (Dublin) IPA(key): [ˈfo̞ɪ̯.ɚ], [ˈfəɪ̯.ɚ], [-ɐ] Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. ==== Alternative forms ==== fier (archaic) 🜂 (alchemy) ==== Noun ==== fire (countable and uncountable, plural fires) (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire). (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. (countable, UK) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire). (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon. (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such. (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm. (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines. Strength of passion, whether love or hate. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star. A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking. Red coloration in a piece of opal. (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value. ===== Synonyms ===== blaze flame conflagration inferno ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: ファイヤー (faiyā) Sranan Tongo: faya ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== fire (not comparable) (predicative only) (slang) Amazing; excellent. ===== Alternative forms ===== fye (nonstandard, Internet slang) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== fire (third-person singular simple present fires, present participle firing, simple past and past participle fired) (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire. Synonyms: inflame, kindle; see also Thesaurus:kindle (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire. (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance). [from 19th c.] Synonyms: dehire, dismiss, give someone their cards, give the boot, give the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, let go, make redundant, sack, terminate, throw out, unhire; see also Thesaurus:lay off Antonym: hire (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client. (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device). Synonyms: let off, (archery) loose, shoot (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon. Synonyms: open fire, shoot (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust. (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something). Synonyms: propel, shoot, throw (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler). (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions. Synonyms: arouse, excite; see also Thesaurus:thrill, Thesaurus:incite (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion. To animate; to give life or spirit to. Synonyms: energize, inspirit; see also Thesaurus:enliven To feed or serve the fire of. (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. Synonyms: belight; see also Thesaurus:illuminate (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body). (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled. Synonyms: go up in flames; see also Thesaurus:combust (intransitive, dated) To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train. (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine). (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== fire Command to shoot with firearms. ===== Usage notes ===== While this term is commonly used in archery in modern-day contexts, this is technically incorrect. The correct term in archery is loose. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === fire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia fire on Wikiquote.Wikiquote Fire in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === -fier, Fier, Frie, fier, refi, reif, rief, rife == Asturian == === Verb === fire third-person singular present indicative of firir == Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German vürhin, fürhin, equivalent to fia + hi. Compare archaic German fürhin. === Adverb === fire alternative spelling of fiare == Crimean Tatar == === Noun === fire shrinkage, loss scrap == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fiːrə/, [ˈfiːɐ] ==== Numeral ==== fire four ===== Usage notes ===== In compounds: fir-. === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German fīren, from French virer (“bear, veer”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fiːrə/, [ˈfiːɐ] ==== Verb ==== fire (imperative fir, infinitive at fire, present tense firer, past tense firede, perfect tense har firet) to lower something fixed to a rope or something similar ===== Conjugation ===== == Galician == === Verb === fire second-person singular imperative of ferir == Italian == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *fīre, from Latin fīerī (“to become, be”). Compare Romanian fi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfi.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: fì‧re === Verb === fìre (third-person only, no present, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, third-person singular future fìa or fìe, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive) (archaic, poetic, northern Italy) to become; (in a future sense) to be Synonym: essere ==== Usage notes ==== The only 3rd-person forms attested outside of old Northern Italian literature are morphologically and historically future (and/or subjunctive); they were used suppletively for future indicative forms of essere, chiefly in poetry. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === fire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === ferì, refi == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːrə/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Danish fire, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, which see. ==== Numeral ==== fire four ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Danish fire, from Middle Low German vîren, from Old French virer, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin vībrare. If so, a doublet of vibrere. Cognate with English veer, which compare. ==== Verb ==== fire (present tense firer, past tense fira or firet or firte, past participle fira or firet or firt) to slacken, ease to lower (a flag) === References === “fire” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “fire” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === fir (four, apocope, non-standard) fjore (four, High Norwegian) === Etymology 1 === From Danish fire, Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfiːɾə/ ==== Numeral ==== fire four ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fjerde (ordinal) === Etymology 2 === From French virer, via Middle Low German firen. ==== Verb ==== fire to slacken, ease to lower (e.g. a flag) === References === “fire” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfi.re/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== fire n plural of fir === Etymology 2 === From fi +‎ -re. ==== Noun ==== fire f (plural firi) essence, substance, nature Synonym: natură character, temper, disposition Synonyms: caracter, temperament mind Synonym: minte ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek Φύρα (Fýra). === Noun === fire (definite accusative fireyi, plural fireler) wastage outage shrinkage, loss, loss in weight, decrease turnover ullage leakage waste, tret, deficiency ==== Declension ====