burn (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /bɜːrn/
Definition
To be consumed or destroyed by fire or heat, or to cause something to be consumed or destroyed by fire or heat.
Examples
The campfire will burn all night if we add enough wood.
The sun can burn your skin if you stay out too long without protection.
He accidentally burned the toast this morning.
How to Use burn
- burn down (phrasal verb)
- To be destroyed by fire. — "The house burned down during the storm."
- burn out (phrasal verb)
- To stop functioning because of overuse or overheating. — "My phone battery burns out too quickly."
- burn up (phrasal verb)
- To be completely consumed by fire. — "The letters burned up in the fireplace."
- burn with (prepositional phrase)
- To feel a strong emotion intensely. — "She was burning with jealousy when she saw them together."
- burn to a crisp (idiom)
- To burn something completely. — "I left the pizza in the oven too long and it burned to a crisp."
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