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verbrennen.

to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən/
  1. to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust

    irregular · transitive · weak
    Das Feuer war verheerend, da nahezu jede Pflanze im Feuer verbrannte.
  2. to burn oneself, to suffer a burning

    irregular · reflexive · transitive · weak
    sich den Arm verbrennen
    Neugierige Katzen verbrennen sich die Tatzen.
  3. to scorch

    irregular · transitive · weak
    die Taktik der verbrannten Erde
  4. to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices)

    irregular · reflexive · transitive · weak
  5. to be burned

    intransitive · irregular · weak
    Meine Hände waren vom Feuer verbrannt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German verbrennen, from Old High German firbrinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *frabrinnan. Equivalent to ver- + brennen (“to burn”). Compare English forburn.

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