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going on fire

going on fire is the present participle and gerund of go on fire.

Meaning of go on fire

Verb

go on fire (third-person singular simple present goes on fire, present participle going on fire, simple past went on fire, past participle gone on fire)

  1. (dialectal, informal) To catch fire.

Questions about going on fire

What is going on fire the present participle and gerund of?
Going on fire is the present participle and gerund of go on fire.

Words near going on fire in the dictionary

  1. going off the res
  2. going off the reservation
  3. going off the rez
  4. going on
  5. going on by
  6. going on fire
  7. going on holiday
  8. going on one's merry way
  9. going on record
  10. going on strike
  11. going on the account

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