burned or burnt (verb)

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• burned, burnt — Each of these forms is correctly considered a principal part of the verb to burn: burn, burned or burnt (past tense), burned or burnt (past participle). Don t worry about which form to use; use the one you prefer. However, it would be well to… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… …   English dictionary

• burn away — intransitive verb : to dissipate as though consumed by fire the haze has burned away transitive verb : to eliminate by or as if by burning his style burns away overlocalized fact Saturday Review * * * ˌburn a ˈway …   Useful english dictionary

• burn — I UK [bɜː(r)n] / US [bɜrn] verb Word forms burn : present tense I/you/we/they burn he/she/it burns present participle burning past tense burned or burnt UK [bɜː(r)nt] / US [bɜrnt] past participle burned or burnt *** 1) [intransitive] if a fire or …   English dictionary

• burn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before 12th century British creek 2 II. verb (burned or burnt; burning) Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• burn in — transitive verb 1. : to heat (a metal photoengraving plate) after development of the printed image until the enamel carbonizes and becomes acid resisting 2. : to increase the density of (certain areas of a photographic print) during enlarging by… …   Useful english dictionary

• -t and -ed — A number of irregular verbs have competing past forms and past participles in t and ed (e.g. leapt and leaped); the most common of these are given in the table below. In some cases the length of the vowel is shortened in the t forms (e.g. lept… …   Modern English usage

• back-burn — [c]/ˈbæk bɜn / (say bak bern) verb (back burnt or back burned, back burning) –verb (t) 1. to clear (land, grass or scrub) by burning into or against the wind. –verb (i) 2. to control a fire by burning off an area in advance of it, often into or… …  

• sun|burn — «SUHN BURN», noun, verb, burned or burnt, burn|ing. –n. 1. a burning condition of the skin caused by the sun s rays or by a sun lamp. A sunburn is often red and painful. »Bad sunburns often cause freckles. 2. the color of red or tan resulting… …   Useful english dictionary

• still-burn — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to burn in the process of distillation * * * still burn «STIHL BURN», transitive verb, burned or burnt, burn|ing. to burn in the process of distillation: »to still burn brandy …   Useful english dictionary

• finger — noun each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). ↘a measure of spirits in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. verb 1》 touch or feel with the fingers. 2》 (usu. finger someone for)… …   English new terms dictionary