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despedirlo

to fire him, to dismiss him

→ despedir
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + pedir to ask for, to request + lo the
verb Rare #36,561
to fire him, to dismiss him Refers to ending his employment; “-lo” means “him.”
SP: Van a despedirlo mañana.
EN: They are going to fire him tomorrow.
Conjugation of despedir
SingularPlural
First — despedirnos
Second despedirte —
despedirmedespedirsedespedirdespedirlo
Past
despedido
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First despedí —
Third despidió despidieron
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second despídete —
Third despida despidan
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third despide —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third despide —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third — despedirán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third — despedirán
Present
despidiendo

Tom iba a ser transferido a Boston, pero en vez de eso decidieron despedirlo.

Tom was going to be transferred to Boston, but instead they decided to fire him.

Nos vamos a llevar el Galaxy de vacaciones este fin de semana para despedirlo.

We're taking the Galaxy on vacation this weekend to say goodbye to it.

— Roma (2018)

No podemos despedirlo sin más.

We can't just fire him.

Voy a despedirlo.

I'm going to fire him.

No puedes despedirlo.

You can't fire him.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Para empezar, debemos despedirlo a él.

First of all, we must fire him.

Para despedirlo.

To say goodbye to him.

— La vida es bella (1997)