Meaning of "misfire" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MISFIRE

misfire  [ˌmɪsˈfaɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISFIRE

Misfire is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb misfire in English.

WHAT DOES MISFIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Misfire

Misfire may refer to: ▪ Misfire, the Transformers character ▪ Misfire, an episode from That '70s Show ▪ Misfiring behavior, in biology ▪ An engine misfire, see catalytic converter ▪ A song on Queen's album Sheer Heart Attack ▪ A cartridge that does not discharge or that only partially discharges when fired in a cartridge-firing firearm. ▪ A muzzleloader that does not fire when the trigger is squeezed. ▪ A Philadelphia Deringer that does not fire when the trigger is squeezed.

Definition of misfire in the English dictionary

The first definition of misfire in the dictionary is to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected. Other definition of misfire is to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire. Misfire is also to fail to operate or occur as intended.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISFIRE

PRESENT

Present

I misfire

you misfire

he/she/it misfires

we misfire

you misfire

they misfire

Present continuous

I am misfiring

you are misfiring

he/she/it is misfiring

we are misfiring

you are misfiring

they are misfiring

Present perfect

I have misfired

you have misfired

he/she/it has misfired

we have misfired

you have misfired

they have misfired

Present perfect continuous

I have been misfiring

you have been misfiring

he/she/it has been misfiring

we have been misfiring

you have been misfiring

they have been misfiring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I misfired

you misfired

he/she/it misfired

we misfired

you misfired

they misfired

Past continuous

I was misfiring

you were misfiring

he/she/it was misfiring

we were misfiring

you were misfiring

they were misfiring

Past perfect

I had misfired

you had misfired

he/she/it had misfired

we had misfired

you had misfired

they had misfired

Past perfect continuous

I had been misfiring

you had been misfiring

he/she/it had been misfiring

we had been misfiring

you had been misfiring

they had been misfiring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will misfire

you will misfire

he/she/it will misfire

we will misfire

you will misfire

they will misfire

Future continuous

I will be misfiring

you will be misfiring

he/she/it will be misfiring

we will be misfiring

you will be misfiring

they will be misfiring

Future perfect

I will have misfired

you will have misfired

he/she/it will have misfired

we will have misfired

you will have misfired

they will have misfired

Future perfect continuous

I will have been misfiring

you will have been misfiring

he/she/it will have been misfiring

we will have been misfiring

you will have been misfiring

they will have been misfiring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would misfire

you would misfire

he/she/it would misfire

we would misfire

you would misfire

they would misfire

Conditional continuous

I would be misfiring

you would be misfiring

he/she/it would be misfiring

we would be misfiring

you would be misfiring

they would be misfiring

Conditional perfect

I would have misfire

you would have misfire

he/she/it would have misfire

we would have misfire

you would have misfire

they would have misfire

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been misfiring

you would have been misfiring

he/she/it would have been misfiring

we would have been misfiring

you would have been misfiring

they would have been misfiring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you misfire
we let´s misfire
you misfire

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to misfire

Past participle

misfired

Present Participle

misfiring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MISFIRE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misfire» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of misfire

fail · fall through · go pear-shaped · go phut · go wrong · miscarry

TRANSLATION OF MISFIRE

Find out the translation of misfire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of misfire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misfire» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 失火
• Translator English - Spanish: fallo de encendido
• English: misfire
• Translator English - Hindi: आग न पकड़ना
• Translator English - Arabic: اختل
• Translator English - Russian: осечка
• Translator English - Portuguese: misfire
• Translator English - Bengali: আগুন না জ্বলা
• Translator English - French: ratés
• Translator English - Malay: Musnah
• Translator English - German: Fehlzündung
• Translator English - Japanese: ミスファイア
• Translator English - Korean: 실화
• Translator English - Javanese: Misfire
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đạn không nổ
• Translator English - Tamil: சரியான தருணத்தில் வெடிக்க தவறு
• Translator English - Marathi: नकार देणे
• Translator English - Turkish: tekleme
• Translator English - Italian: cilecca
• Translator English - Polish: przerwy w zapłonie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: осічка
• Translator English - Romanian: rateu
• Translator English - Greek: διάλειψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ketsschot
• Translator English - Swedish: feltändning
• Translator English - Norwegian: feiltenning

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISFIRE»

Discover the use of misfire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misfire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Misfire: The History of How America's Small Arms Have Failed ...

Exposing the American military's appalling failures in the arming of its infantry, an examination of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps traces its historical obsession with accurate, slow firepower and conservative use of ammunition--often at the ...

William H. Hallahan, 1994

Computerized Engine Controls

Current and historical misfire counters are maintained, and the diagnostic executive reviews this information before setting a DTC. ©Cengage Learning 2012 Copyright 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, ...

Steve Hatch, 2011

Popular Mechanics

That's a question do-it-yourself — and even professional — mechanics ask themselves when faced with troubleshooting engine misfire. You start by defining misfire, putting the problem in perspective so it doesn't seem overwhelming. Engine ...

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Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair

Camshaft position sensor 11: ll Using misfire counters, the PCM calculates the temperature of the catalyst based on driving conditions and the percentage of misfiring (Figure 47.20). The computer watches every 200 crankshaft revolutions,  ...

Tim Gilles, 2011

Fuzzy Information and Engineering Volume 2: [Proceedings of ...

misfire happened this algorithm can output the right abnormal deceleration under any kind of the engine misfire rate. The authors use a misfire generator to produce the misfire, record all the abnormal acceleration levels and put all these  ...

Bingyuan Cao, Tai-Fu Li, Cheng-Yi Zhang, 2009

Popular Mechanics

If the misfire clears up above idle, you can usually rule out internal engine problems right away. An engine may seem to run okay at Cylinder balance test can pinpoint a problem cylinder. Remove and ground plug wires sequentially to see ...

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OBD-II: Functions, Monitors and Diagnostic Techniques

A Single Misfire 1640 1620 1600 1580 1560 1540 1520 0 Figure 7–2 showing misfire. 360 720 1080 1440 Degrees of Crankshaft Rotation Crankshaft position sensor signal Figure 7–2 shows the same PCM RPM trace with a single cylinder  ...

Al Santini, 2010

HVDC Power Transmission Systems: Technology and System ...

5.2.4 Misfire While an arc through is caused by the presence of an unwanted gate pulse, misfire occurs when the required gate pulse is missing and the incoming valve is unable to fire. The probability of the occurrence of misfire is very small in ...

K. R. Padiyar, 1990

Flow and Combustion in Reciprocating Engines

15 is a misfire. The spray images from these three cycles (not shown) are all fairly typical, but the near-total absence of 520-nm radiation (C2 radical and continuum emission) during ignition suggests that cycle 15 is a lean misfire. Because of ...

C. Arcoumanis, Take Kamimoto, 2009

Code of Federal Regulations

causes catalyst damage. If this percentage of misfire is exceeded, it shall be considered a malfunction that must be detected. For every engine speed and load condition for which this percent— age of misfire is determined to be lower than five ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISFIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misfire is used in the context of the following news items.

Do Hondas have a hesitation problem?

The issue could also be an engine performance problem, the beginning of an engine misfire or even a partially clogged exhaust system or ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»

If 49% Viewability Doesn't Prompt Brands To Ask Media Agencies …

The rise of programmatic in the UK obviously provides the opportunity for machines to misfire the odd piece of display or place it where it can't ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Is a Total Misfire

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll is superficial title for a superficial show. Created by Denis Leary, this half-hour FX comedy, which premieres tonight, ... «Vulture, Jul 15»

Lawsuit smoldering in Avon fireworks misfire

AVON — This year's Avon fireworks misfire injured nine people, and one of them is suing the fireworks company and probably the town. «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»

Gun laws may be a misfire

Ballistic "fingerprinting" might not be as foolproof as many once believed - and this could prove a huge headache for prosecutors in criminal ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

Analysts Fret Over Storage Estimate Misfire; August Called Flat

August natural gas is expected to open unchanged Thursday morning at $2.92 as traders look for a government report that is expected to show ... «Natural Gas Intelligence, Jul 15»

Class-warriors misfire on tax break for builders

With a bombshell report late Tuesday, the city's Independent Budget Office further enflamed the debate over the 421-a tax break. The break is ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Cuomo's odd gun control misfire: The governor seems to suspend a …

A legendary thought experiment from Austrian scientist Erwin Schrödinger showed that — if the laws of quantum physics are true — a cat could ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

'Ant-Man' marks a misfire for Marvel

CREW: Directed by Peyton Reed. Written byEdgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay and Paul Rudd. RUNNING TIME: 117 minutes. RATED: ... «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»

Don't Tell The Bride 2015: War-themed wedding slammed as a misfire

Don't Tell The Bride's war-themed wedding wasn't in the best taste for some viewers. The latest episode of the show saw former soldier Jason ... «Metro, Jul 15»