- set afire
- or[set on fire] See: SET ABLAZE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
set afire
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set\ afire — • set afire • set on fire See: set ablaze … Словарь американских идиом
set afire — verb set fire to; cause to start burning Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set ablaze, ↑set aflame, ↑set on fire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust • Entai … Useful english dictionary
set afire — or[set on fire] See: SET ABLAZE … Dictionary of American idioms
set afire — kindle a fire … English contemporary dictionary
set\ on\ fire — • set afire • set on fire See: set ablaze … Словарь американских идиом
afire — [[t]əfa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, v n ADJ If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire. The houses were set afire but there were only minor injuries to seven personnel... The sun has already set, leaving … English dictionary
set on fire — verb set fire to; cause to start burning (Freq. 2) Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set ablaze, ↑set aflame, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust … Useful english dictionary
set on fire — verb a) To cause to begin to burn. You set my heart on fire. b) To arouse passionate feelings in. Syn: fire, ignite, set alight, set fire to, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, inflame, excite, rouse … Wiktionary
afire — a|fire [əˈfaıə US əˈfaır] adj, adv [not before noun] literary burning = ↑ablaze ▪ One of the boats had been set afire … Dictionary of contemporary English
set ablaze — verb set fire to; cause to start burning (Freq. 1) Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set aflame, ↑set on fire, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust … Useful english dictionary
