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set afire

set afire verb: synonym of set on fire.

Verb

set afire (third-person singular simple present sets afire, present participle setting afire, simple past and past participle set afire)

  1. Synonym of set on fire.
    • The house was set afire.
    Synonyms:
    set on fire

Synonyms of set afire

Forms of set afire

third-person singular presentsets afire
present participlesetting afire
past participleset afire
pastset afire

Questions about set afire

What does set afire mean?
Set afire means synonym of set on fire.
What part of speech is set afire?
Set afire is a verb.
What is the past tense of set afire?
The past tense of set afire is set afire.

Words near set afire in the dictionary

  1. set a sponge
  2. set a thief to catch a thief
  3. set aback
  4. set about
  5. set adrift
  6. set afire
  7. set after
  8. set against
  9. set ahead
  10. set alight
  11. set an example

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