English Explanatory Dictionary

burned

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of burn

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜːnd/ /ˈbɝnd/ /bɔːnd/ En-us-burned.ogg

Word forms

burned more burned most burned burnt

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.

Derived words

burned out burned-over district dad-burned heartburned sunburned unburned windburned
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