burn
🇺🇸
/bɜːrn/
🇬🇧
/bɜːn/
verb
A2
to make flames and heat
The fire will burn all night.
A2
to be on fire
The wood will burn quickly.
A2
to hurt or destroy with fire
The fire can burn the house.
A2
to use fuel for heat or energy
The engine will burn fuel to run.
A2
to cook too much and become black
Be careful not to burn the food.
A2
to get hurt by sun, heat, or acid
The sun can burn your skin.
R
to feel very hot and painful
His skin will burn if he stays in the sun too long.
R
to give light
The lamp will burn until morning.
R
to feel a strong emotion or want
He will burn with desire to win.
R
to move very fast
The car will burn down the street.
R
to make someone very angry
His words will burn me with anger.
R
to put data on a CD or DVD
You can burn music onto a CD.
R
to use money quickly
They will burn through their savings fast.
noun
B2
a hurt from fire, heat, or acid
She got a bad burn from the hot pan.
R
a painful feeling in muscles after exercise
After running, you may feel the burn in your legs.
R
a small river
We crossed the burn to get to the other side.
translation
to make flames and heat; to be on fire; to hurt or destroy with fire; to use fuel for heat or energy; to cook too much and become black; to get hurt by sun, heat, or acid; to feel very hot and painful; to give light; to feel a strong emotion or want; to move very fast; to make someone very angry; to put data on a CD or DVD; to use money quickly
a hurt from fire, heat, or acid; a painful feeling in muscles after exercise; a small river
Word Forms
Past
burned
3rd Present
burns
Progressive
burning
Perfect
burned
Plural
burns