burnt

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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

Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.

Synonyms

burn, fire, burn down

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