Burn - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɜːrn|  American pronunciation of the word burn
Brit.  |bɜːn|  British pronunciation of the word burn
irregular verb:  p.t. — burned or burnt  p.p. — burned or burnt

noun

- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (syn: burning)
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (syn: sunburn, suntan, tan)
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- damage inflicted by fire

verb

- destroy by fire (syn: burn down, fire)
They burned the house and his diaries
- shine intensely, as if with heat (syn: glow)
The candles were burning
- undergo combustion (syn: combust)
Maple wood burns well
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (syn: bite, sting)
The sun burned his face
- cause to burn or combust (syn: combust)
The sun burned off the fog
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
She was burning with anger
He was burning to try out his new skies
- cause to undergo combustion (syn: incinerate)
burn garbage
The car burns only Diesel oil
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
Witches were burned in Salem
- spend (significant amounts of money)
He has money to burn
- feel hot or painful
My eyes are burning
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (syn: cauterize)
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (syn: sunburn)
- create by duplicating data (syn: cut)
burn a CD
- use up (energy) (syn: burn up)
burn off calories through vigorous exercise
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
The iron burnt a hole in my dress

Extra examples

A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument.

A small fire burned brightly in the fireplace.

There was a little stove burning in the front room.

I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning.

Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed.

I burned the letter when I had finished reading it.

The new town law makes it illegal to burn trash.

The wildfire has burned acres of forest.

Parts of the house were badly burned in the fire.

There was a fire burning in the large fireplace.

When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning.

Let's leave the fire to burn down and go into our tents.

The fire burned away for five days.

Dan burned to know what the reason could be.

I was burning with curiosity.

Phrasal verbs

burn down  — burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
burn out  — melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
burn up  — burn brightly

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: burn
he/she/it: burns
present participle: burning
past tense: burned or burnt
past participle: burned or burnt
noun
singular: burn
plural: burns
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