ellos despedirán

they will fire, they will say goodbye

→ despedir
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + ped to ask for, to request + ir go + án third-person plural future
verb · third plural · future indicative Rare #41,651
they will fire Often used for firing someone from a job.
SP: Si llegas tarde otra vez, te despedirán.
EN: If you’re late again, they will fire you.
they will say goodbye Used for saying goodbye or seeing someone off.
SP: Mañana se despedirán en el aeropuerto.
EN: Tomorrow they will say goodbye at the airport.
Conjugation of despedir
SingularPlural
First — despedirnos
Second despedirte —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third — despedirán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third — despedirán

Si comete otro error, le despedirán.

If he makes another mistake, they’ll fire him.

Probablemente a Tom lo despedirán por lo que hizo.

Tom will probably be fired for what he did.

Me despedirán.

They will fire me.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Probablemente a Tom lo despedirán por lo que ha hecho.

Tom will probably be fired for what he's done.

Solo me despedirán.

They'll just fire me.

— No hay otra opción (2025)