Polyglot Dictionary

feuern

/ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
feuert
past
feuerte
perfect
hat gefeuert

Meaning

  1. to fire; to sack

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

entlassen

Feuern is the casual, colloquial word for firing someone; entlassen is the formal, official word for dismissing an employee.

Similar in other languages

English

dismiss

dismiss is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to fire, to sack."

Portuguese

despedir

despedir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to fire, to dismiss."

Practice

1 What does feuern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma ___ den Manager.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches feuern?

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