demitir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

demittir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin dēmittere, present infinitive of dēmittō (“I bring down”), from de (“from, away from, down from”) + mittō (“send; emit; throw, cast”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-, *mith₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /de.mi.ˈt͡ʃi(ɹ)/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.mi.ˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
(Carioca) IPA^(key): /de.mi.ˈt͡ʃi(χ)/

Verb

demitir (first-person singular present indicative demito, past participle demitido)

to fire (terminate the employment of)
to dismiss, displace

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb demitir

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ir group. Verbs with this conjugation include: definir, descobrir, desistir, garantir, partir.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	demitir
Personal	demitir	demitires	demitir	demitirmos	demitirdes	demitirem
Gerund
	demitindo
Past participle
Masculine	demitido			demitidos
Feminine	demitida			demitidas
Indicative
Present	demito	demites	demite	demitimos	demitis	demitem
Imperfect	demitia	demitias	demitia	demitíamos	demitíeis	demitiam
Preterite	demiti	demitiste	demitiu	demitimos	demitistes	demitiram
Pluperfect	demitira	demitiras	demitira	demitíramos	demitíreis	demitiram
Future	demitirei	demitirás	demitirá	demitiremos	demitireis	demitirão
Conditional
	demitiria	demitirias	demitiria	demitiríamos	demitiríeis	demitiriam
Subjunctive
Present	demita	demitas	demita	demitamos	demitais	demitam
Imperfect	demitisse	demitisses	demitisse	demitíssemos	demitísseis	demitissem
Future	demitir	demitires	demitir	demitirmos	demitirdes	demitirem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	demite	demita	demitamos	demiti	demitam
Negative (não)	-	demitas	demita	demitamos	demitais	demitam

Synonyms

despedir, exonerar, destituir

Antonyms

contratar, empregar

Related terms

demissão
demissionário
demissível

demissório
demitido
emprego