burn — to destroy or damage something with fire or heat
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to destroy or damage something with fire or heat
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɜːrn/
Example Sentences
- My mom burned dinner again - I think we need a fire extinguisher in the kitchen!
- I burned my tongue on the hot coffee this morning.
- Students burn the midnight oil before exams.
burn
VERB[/bɜːrn/]
to destroy or damage something with fire or heat
The campers watched the dry logs burn brightly in the cold mountain night.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Old English 'byrnan', this word traces back to Germanic roots and represents one of the most fundamental verbs related to fire and combustion. The term has maintained its core meaning across centuries of English linguistic evolution.
Breakdown
Old English 'byrnan' evolved through intermediate form 'beornan' to the modern English 'burn', with the root referring to the action of consuming or destroying by fire.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom burned dinner again - I think we need a fire extinguisher in the kitchen!”
“I burned my tongue on the hot coffee this morning.”
“Students burn the midnight oil before exams.”
“My computer is so slow, it would burn more calories to run to the library than wait for it to load!”
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