Word a Day
burn
What does burn mean?
burn (verb): to cause to be consumed by fire; to destroy or otherwise impact with fire or flames.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce burn?
/bɝn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does burn come from?
From late Middle English burne, birne, metathetic form of brinne, brynne, a variant of brennen, from Old Norse brinna, brenna (“to burn”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “burn”?
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What does “burn” mean?
to cause to be consumed by fire; to destroy or otherwise impact with fire or flames
Right! That's what “burn” means.
to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely
Not quite: that's what scan means.
to impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell
Not quite: that's what communicate means.
to mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other
Not quite: that's what blend means.
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