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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
burn
/bɜːn/
verb1 of 2
to destroy with fire
- “As long as passion burns within us, we will fight.”Tatoeba
- “Where books are burned, people will eventually also be burned.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)