- burn
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ horrific (esp. BrE), nasty, serious, severe, terrible▪ minor, slight, superficial▪ first-degree, second-degree, etc.▪ chemical, cigaretteVERB + BURN▪ get, suffer▪ cause▪ die from▪ treat, treat sb forBURN + NOUN▪ mark▪ wound▪ injury▪ burn victim (esp. AmE), burns victim (BrE)▪ burn center (AmE), burns centre (BrE)PHRASES▪ 20%, 50%, etc. burns▪
He was treated in the hospital for 60% burns.
PREPOSITION▪ burn on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a slight burn on the back of her hand
verb1 damage/injure by fire/heatADVERB▪ badly, seriously, severely▪ completely▪The car was found abandoned in the woods, completely burned out.
▪ partially▪ easily▪fair skin that burns easily
▪ down, out▪The factory burned down last year.
PHRASES▪ be burned alive▪ be burned at the stake▪Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
▪ be burned to ashes, be burned to a cinder, be burned to a crisp▪The tower was struck by lightning and was burned to a cinder.
▪ be burned to death, burn to death▪Several people were burned to death.
▪ be burned to the ground▪The building was burned to the ground.
2 be on fireADVERB▪ fiercely▪The fire was still burning fiercely.
▪ steadily▪ slowly▪Fresh leaves will burn slowly with billows of smoke.
PHRASES▪ burn out of control3 produce lightADVERB▪ brightly▪Their torches burned brightly in the dark.
4 be filled with strong feelingADVERB▪ fiercely▪Her eyes burned fiercely.
▪ slowly▪She could sense the anger burning slowly inside him.
PREPOSITION▪ with▪He was burning with indignation.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
