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set the world alight

set the world alight is the alternative form of set the world on fire.

Meaning of set the world on fire

Verb

set the world on fire (third-person singular simple present sets the world on fire, present participle setting the world on fire, simple past and past participle set the world on fire)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do something remarkable or sensational.
    • Tonight
      We are young.
      So let’s set the world on fire.
      We can burn brighter than the sun.2011, Fun, “We Are Young”

Forms of set the world alight

third-person singular presentsets the world alight
present participlesetting the world alight
past participleset the world alight
pastset the world alight

Questions about set the world alight

What is set the world alight the alternative form of?
Set the world alight is the alternative form of set the world on fire.

Words near set the world alight in the dictionary

  1. set the tone
  2. set the wheels in motion
  3. set the world ablaze
  4. set the world afire
  5. set the world aflame
  6. set the world alight
  7. set the world on fire
  8. set the world to rights
  9. set theoretically
  10. set theories
  11. set theory

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Adapted from Wiktionary: set the world alight (page history and authors); set the world on fire (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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