fire off

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r awf, of]
- /faɪər ɔf, ɒf/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r awf, of]
- /faɪər ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of fire off words

noun fire off a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 1
noun fire off a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 1
noun fire off the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. 1
noun fire off heat used for cooking, especially the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. 1
noun fire off Greek fire. 1
noun fire off flashing light; luminous appearance. 1

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Origin of fire off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English fȳr; cognate with Old Norse fūrr, German Feuer, Greek pŷr (see pyro-); (v.) Middle English firen to kindle, inflame, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Fire off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fire off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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