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burned

verb

Form of burn , past tense of burn.

Simple meaning

To cause to be consumed by fire.

Pronunciation

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burnd
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɝnd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. past tense of burn

    To cause to be consumed by fire.

  2. past tense of burn

    To be consumed by fire, or in flames.

  3. past tense of burn

    To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.

  4. past tense of burn

    Destroy by fire

    “They burned the house and his diaries.”

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To cause to be consumed by fire.

Used this way, burned is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “They burned the house and his diaries.”verb

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fire burned

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • burnverbBase word

    Destroy by fire.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • burnernounPerson or profession · specialist

    An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse).

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • burn marknounRelated term

    A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body).

  • burn bagnounRelated term

    A bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned.

  • burning bushnounRelated term

    The bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses.

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