fire

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , a regularised form of (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), ultimately from. Also, compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, A/B /, 🇨🇬, Ancient Greek, and 🇨🇬. This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was 🇨🇬 (see ignite). Cognate to.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  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).
 * 3)  The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
 * 4)  The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
 * 5)  A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
 * 6)  The elements necessary to start a fire.
 * 7)  The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
 * 8)  A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
 * 9)  A firearm.
 * 10)  A barrage, volley
 * 11)  An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
 * 12) Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
 * 13) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
 * 14) Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
 * 15) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
 * 16) Red coloration in a piece of opal.
 * 1)  A firearm.
 * 2)  A barrage, volley
 * 3)  An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
 * 4) Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
 * 5) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
 * 6) Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
 * 7) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
 * 8) Red coloration in a piece of opal.
 * 1) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
 * 2) Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
 * 3) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
 * 4) Red coloration in a piece of opal.
 * 1) Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
 * 2) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
 * 3) Red coloration in a piece of opal.
 * 1) A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
 * 2) Red coloration in a piece of opal.

Adjective

 * 1)  Amazing; excellent.

Translations

 * Danish: fantastisk
 * French: le feu
 * Russian:

Etymology 2
From, , , from , from the noun (see above). Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To set (something, often a building) on fire.
 * 2)  To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
 * 3)  To drive away by setting a fire.
 * 4)  To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
 * 5)  To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
 * 6)  To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
 * 7)  To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
 * 8)  To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
 * 9)  To set off an explosive in a mine.
 * 10)  To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
 * 11)  To cause an action potential in a cell.
 * 12)  To forcibly direct (something).
 * 13)  To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
 * 14)  To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
 * 15)  To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
 * 16) To animate; to give life or spirit to.
 * 17) To feed or serve the fire of.
 * 18)  To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
 * 19)  To cauterize.
 * 20)  To catch fire; to be kindled.
 * 21)  To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
 * I fired on that train until August.
 * 1)  To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
 * 2)  To set off an explosive in a mine.
 * 3)  To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
 * 4)  To cause an action potential in a cell.
 * 5)  To forcibly direct (something).
 * 6)  To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
 * 7)  To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
 * 8)  To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
 * 9) To animate; to give life or spirit to.
 * 10) To feed or serve the fire of.
 * 11)  To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
 * 12)  To cauterize.
 * 13)  To catch fire; to be kindled.
 * 14)  To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
 * I fired on that train until August.
 * 1)  To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
 * 2)  To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
 * 3) To animate; to give life or spirit to.
 * 4) To feed or serve the fire of.
 * 5)  To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
 * 6)  To cauterize.
 * 7)  To catch fire; to be kindled.
 * 8)  To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
 * I fired on that train until August.
 * 1)  To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
 * 2)  To cauterize.
 * 3)  To catch fire; to be kindled.
 * 4)  To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
 * I fired on that train until August.
 * 1)  To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
 * I fired on that train until August.

Synonyms

 * See set on fire
 * ,, shoot
 * ,, give one's cards, give the boot, give the elbow, give the old heave-ho, let go, make redundant, sack, terminate, throw out, unhire; See also Thesaurus:lay off.

Translations

 * Georgian:, , ,
 * Interlingua: (1),  (2)

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:

Etymology
From, , equivalent to +. Compare archaic 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) ahead, forward direction away from the speaker

Usage notes
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to ), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to ).

Noun

 * 1) shrinkage, loss
 * 2) scrap

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Numeral

 * 1)  four

Usage notes
In compounds: fir-.

Etymology 2
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to lower something fixed to a rope or something similar

Etymology
From, from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to be

Conjugation

 * The only forms attested outside of old Northern Italian literature are the future, and ,.

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , the neuter form of.

Numeral

 * 1)  four

Etymology 2
From, via.

Verb

 * 1) to slacken, ease
 * 2) to lower

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , the neuter form of.

Numeral

 * 1)  four

Etymology 2
From, via.

Verb

 * 1) to slacken, ease
 * 2) to lower

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) essence, substance, nature
 * 2) character, temper, disposition
 * 3) mind
 * 1) mind
 * 1) mind

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) wastage
 * 2) outage
 * 3) shrinkage, loss, loss in weight, decrease
 * 4) turnover
 * 5) ullage
 * 6) leakage
 * 7) waste, tret, deficiency