Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with burn in British Collocation
burn
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.