burnt
pronunciation
How to pronounce burnt in British English:
UK [bɜ:nt]
How to pronounce burnt in American English:
US [bɜrnt]
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- Adjective:
- ruined by overcooking
- having undergone oxidation
- treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
- hardened by subjecting to intense heat
- destroyed or badly damaged by fire
Word Origin
- burnt (adj.)
- past participle adjective from alternative past participle of burn (v.). Burnt offering (late 14c.) is biblical (see Ex. xx:24, Mark xii:33).
Example
- 1. Officials say scars of wildfire in north california 's lincoln county has burnt 32 hectares .
- 2. His bookshop was unscathed , but burnt cars and broken glass littered the street outside .
- 3. A burnt out abandoned apartment building is seen in detroit , december 17 , 2011 .
- 4. State media said that 800 people were injured , 261 vehicles burnt and 203 shops destroyed .
- 5. A bangladeshi army personnel walks through the rows of burnt sewing machines in the tazreen factory outside dhaka , bangladesh .