mardi 29 avril 2014

Notes on usage: Burn

Char  -  Scald  -  Scorch  -  Singe

 

These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire.

 

Burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid: She burned all his letters. | The house burned down in 7995.
Char (usually passive) to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning: The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
Scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
Scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
Singe to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way: He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.

 

SCORCH OR SINGE?
Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.

 

PATTERNS
*to burn/scald yourself/your hand
*to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
*burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/ buildings

 

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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