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Common collocations with burn in British Collocation

burn verb

UK /bɜː(r)n/

with a lot of/a little light

brightly
dimly

The flames burned brightly and steadily.

strongly

fiercely
furiously
intensely
merrily
steadily

Fires on boats burn fiercely and spread quickly.

in a way that causes serious damage

badly
dreadfully
horribly
severely

The carpets were badly burned, but no other damage was caused.

so that something is completely destroyed

away
completely
down

The roof was burned away.

Guildford Theatre burnt down in 1963.