burned

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɜːnd/
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/ˈbɜːnd/ · /ˈbɝnd/ · /bɔːnd/

Definition of burned

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
    “Creating more burned range, which is not available in severe winters, would be of no use.”
    “It burned around her face, around her breast and arm and face—she was very burned. And her hair was burned, and ... oh God.”
    “That's when the doctors found out that my throat was very burned and swollen, and that I was not lying.”
    “Few photos were even taken of the inner side of the closet door, so that only witness memories—police and firefighter witness memories—can attest to which side was more burned.”
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adj

  1. Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
    “Creating more burned range, which is not available in severe winters, would be of no use.”
    “It burned around her face, around her breast and arm and face—she was very burned. And her hair was burned, and ... oh God.”
    “That's when the doctors found out that my throat was very burned and swollen, and that I was not lying.”
    “Few photos were even taken of the inner side of the closet door, so that only witness memories—police and firefighter witness memories—can attest to which side was more burned.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of burn

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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.

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