aflame
With flames coming from itWith flames coming from it; burning, flaming, in flames, on fire.
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» The city was all aflame.
Die ganze Stadt stand in Flammen. — al_ex_an_der
Усе місто горіло. — aandrusiak
Усе місто палало. — aandrusiak
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3 sensesWith flames coming from it; burning, flaming, in flames, on fire.
в огне́v ogné
(figuratively)Having the colour of a flame.
In autumn the trees are aflame with colour.
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
(figuratively)In a state of great activity or emotion (anger, excitement, etc.).
She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame.
Examples
6 sentencesThe city was all aflame.
Усе місто горіло. — aandrusiak
deDie ganze Stadt stand in Flammen. — al_ex_an_der
The valley was aflame with red and yellow leaves.
Set my soul aflame, I like that, please go on!
Keep on setting my heart aflame, I like it so far!
She was aflame with pride.
Translations
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Origin
The adverb is derived from Late Middle English a-flame, from a- (prefix meaning ‘on’ formiThe adverb is derived from Late Middle English a-flame, from a- (prefix meaning ‘on’ forming adverbial phrases; or denoting being engaged in or occupied by an activity) + flame, flaume, flawme (“flame”). Flame, flawme is derived from Anglo-Norman flaumbe, flaume, and Old French flame, flambe, from Latin flamma, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blaze, burn (?); bright flame, fire (?)”). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) + flame (noun).
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Forms
more aflame, most aflame| Comparative | more aflame Lesson |
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| Superlative | most aflame Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.