simple past tense and past participle of fire
"The team fired two goals before halftime to take a commanding lead in the match."
In plain English: To be fired means to lose your job because you did something wrong or didn't do well enough.
"He was fired from his job yesterday after breaking company rules."
having lost your job
"After missing three deadlines, the manager told him he was fired from his position at the firm."
dismissed, let go from a job.
"After missing three consecutive targets in practice, the archer was fired from his position on the team."
In plain English: Fired means being told you no longer have your job and must leave work immediately.
"The fired gun still had smoke coming out of its barrel."
The word fired is formed by adding the past tense suffix to fire. It originally meant setting something on fire but now commonly refers to dismissing someone from a job or igniting ammunition.