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backburnt

backburnt is the simple past and past participle of backburn.

Meaning of backburn

Verb

backburn (third-person singular simple present backburns, present participle backburning, simple past and past participle backburned or backburnt)

  1. To light a fire for this reason.

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Questions about backburnt

What is backburnt the simple past and past participle of?
Backburnt is the simple past and past participle of backburn.

Words near backburnt in the dictionary

  1. backburnered
  2. backburnering
  3. backburners
  4. backburning
  5. backburns
  6. backburnt
  7. backcalculate
  8. backcalculated
  9. backcalculation
  10. backcalculations
  11. backcard

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