set on fire

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [set on, awn fahyuh r]
- /sɛt ɒn, ɔn faɪər/
- /set ɒn ˈfaɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set on, awn fahyuh r]
- /sɛt ɒn, ɔn faɪər/

Definitions of set on fire words

noun set on fire a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 1
noun set on fire a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 1
noun set on fire the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. 1
noun set on fire heat used for cooking, especially the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. 1
noun set on fire Greek fire. 1
noun set on fire flashing light; luminous appearance. 1

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Origin of set on fire

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English fȳr; cognate with Old Norse fūrr, German Feuer, Greek pŷr (see pyro-); (v.) Middle English firen to kindle, inflame, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Set on fire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Set on fire

set on fire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for set on fire

adj set on fire

aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
fired — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.

verb set on fire

burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
calcine — to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
fire — combustion

adjective set on fire

enkindled — Simple past tense and past participle of enkindle.
kindled — Simple past tense and past participle of kindle.
kindling — a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.

All 18 Synonyms of set on fire