afire
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6.7
- adjective
- /əˈfaɪər/
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- Something was afire, but she couldn't tell what it was.
- set afire
Examples
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We saw it from offshore, thought the house was afire. "We did," Sarah said, talking straight to Will.
Fiction book (1999) -
The right wall of the old structure was afire, flames crackling and climbing up into the night.
Fiction book (2002) -
The whole world has set itself afire.
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Her back and shoulders burned, her neck afire with new pain.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ship's afire.
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Azania, better known to most as South Africa, is afire with worker resistance and social unrest.
Blog text (19) -
Explosions set the town afire, and the militants were driven into the shrine complex.
Academic text (2006) -
As she pulled up, a Gotha sailed past, one engine afire, weaving frantically through the flak.
Fiction book (1994) -
Stacked atop platforms of dry wood, huge piles of prickly pear were then set afire.
Academic text (1992) -
The right wall of the old structure was afire, flames crackling and climbing up into the night.
Synonyms
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1.0
Burning with flames and smoke
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1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
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5.5
On fire or shining brightly with color
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6.0
Burning with fire or full of strong feeling such as desire
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6.1
Shining with light or small fire, for example candles
Glowing brightly as if lit by fire
How Burning
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word afire comes from the small prefix a- meaning 'on' and the word fire meaning 'flame'. So, if something is afire, it is 'on fire', and we also use it for a person or idea that is full of strong, burning energy or excitement.