burned

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb destroy by fire
  2. verb shine intensely, as if with heat
  3. verb undergo combustion

Etymology

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

Synonyms

burn, fire, burn down

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