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burnt

[burnt]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of burn.



adjective

  1. Fine Arts.

    1. of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color.

      burnt ocher.

    2. of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them.

      burnt orange; burnt rose.

burnt

/ ɜːԳ /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of burn 1

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. affected by or as if by burning; charred

  2. (of various pigments, such as ochre and orange) calcined, with a resultant darkening of colour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unburnt adjective
  • well-burnt adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt1

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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Pictures show a burnt bed frame lying in the street.

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The el-Koma Emergency Room, a group of local volunteer responders, posted a video of a burnt out truck, loaded with sacks of supplies, on Facebook.

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“Every house that touches our property, except for one, burnt to the ground,” he says.

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Alison, who has been a primary school teacher for 13 years and is an EIS representative, says she almost burnt out completely at the start of her career.

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On 13 June 1994 the famous Pyramid stage burnt down in the early hours of the morning - just two days before the festival.

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