{
    "term": "burn",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "burn",
            "heSheIt": "burns"
        },
        "pastSimple": "burnt",
        "pastParticiple": "burnt",
        "ingForm": "burning"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to produce flames and heat",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A welcoming **fire was burning** in the fireplace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fires were burning all over the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A small candle burned brightly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fresh leaves will burn slowly with billows of smoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire was still burning fiercely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flame in the oil lamp burned steadily."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "steadily", "slowly"],
                "phrases": ["burn out of control"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be on fire",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "By nightfall the whole city was burning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The girl ran from the burning building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two children were rescued from the burning car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They called us to tell us that my aunt's house was burning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The smell of burning rubber filled the air."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "steadily", "slowly"],
                "phrases": ["burn out of control"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to destroy, damage, injure or kill somebody/something by fire; to be destroyed, etc. by fire",
            "sensetop": "burn somebody/somethingburn somebody/something + adj.burn + adj.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Six million acres have burned this year in the United States."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house **burned to the ground**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ten people **burned to death** in the hotel fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to burn waste paper/dead leaves",
                    "contextForm": "burn somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All his belongings were burnt in the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house was **burnt to the ground** *(= completely destroyed)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The survivors burned the bodies of the victims of the plague."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several protesters burned American flags."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Joan of Arc was **burned at the stake**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His greatest fear is of being **burnt alive**.",
                    "contextForm": "burn somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many were left with no choice but to burn alive or leap to their deaths from the upper floors.",
                    "contextForm": "burn + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several people were burned to death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building was burned to the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bishop Tunstall preached a sermon against the book, after which copies were ceremonially burnt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She burned all his letters."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["badly", "seriously", "severely"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be burned alive",
                    "be burned at the stake",
                    "be burned to ashes"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "if you burn a fuel, or a fuel burns, it produces heat, light or energy",
            "sensetop": "burn something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Which fuel burns most efficiently?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a furnace that burns gas/oil/coke",
                    "contextForm": "burn something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some people burn calories *(= use food to produce energy)* faster than others."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["brightly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "if food burns, or if you burn it, it is damaged by too much heat",
            "sensetop": "burn something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can smell something burning in the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sorry—I burnt the toast.",
                    "contextForm": "burn something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to be damaged or injured by the sun, heat, acid, etc.; to damage or injure somebody/something in this way",
            "sensetop": "burn somebodyburn somethingburn yourself",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My skin burns easily *(= in the sun)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fair skin that burns easily"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got badly burned by the sun yesterday.",
                    "contextForm": "burn somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I burnt my tongue trying to eat a hot meat pie.",
                    "contextForm": "burn something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The soup's hot. Don't burn your mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His face had been horrifically burnt by acid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I burned myself on the stove.",
                    "contextForm": "burn yourself"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "if part of your body burns or is burning, it feels very hot and painful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Your forehead's burning. Have you got a fever?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her cheeks burned with embarrassment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her skin seemed to burn at his touch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to produce light",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Lights were burning upstairs, but no one answered the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "hot sunshine burning through the windows"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their torches burned brightly in the dark."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["brightly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to feel or show a very strong emotion or desire",
            "sensetop": "burn with somethingburn to do something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes burned fiercely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be burning with rage/ambition/love",
                    "contextForm": "burn with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was burning to go climbing again.",
                    "contextForm": "burn to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was burning with indignation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could sense the anger burning slowly inside her."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "slowly"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to move very fast in a particular direction",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The car was burning down the road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to make somebody very angry",
            "sensetop": "burn somebody",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "So you did it just to burn me?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "to put information onto a CD or DVD",
            "sensetop": "burn (something) (to something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "to spend money",
            "sensetop": "burn somethingburn through something",
            "labels": "(business, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project burns £2 million a year in contractor costs.",
                    "contextForm": "burn something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The state has already burned through its cash reserves.",
                    "contextForm": "burn through something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Think carefully before you resign—you don't want to burn your bridges."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to suffer as a result of doing something without realizing the possible bad results, especially in business",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He got his fingers badly burnt dabbling in the stock market."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you have it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to study or work until late at night",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to drive very fast",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become completely burnt, especially because it has been cooked for too long",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "By the time I got home, the cake was burnt to a cinder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tower was struck by lightning and was burned to a cinder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like my steak burnt to a cinder on the outside and blood red and juicy inside."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to go wrong or to fail badly and suddenly",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His career crashed and burned after he threatened a journalist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stock markets are getting ready to crash and burn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She continued to crash and burn through personal controversies that included driving drunk."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have so much money that you do not have to be careful with it",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːn/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burn__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːnz/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burns__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːnt/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burnt__gb_5.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːnd/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burned__gb_5.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɜːnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burning__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrn/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burn__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrnz/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burns__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrnt/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burnt__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrnd/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burned__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bu/burn/burning__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Old English birnan ‘be on fire’ and bærnan ‘consume by fire’, both from the same Germanic base; related to German brennen."
}