aflame
Synonym of inflame on fireSynonym of inflame (“to set (something) on fire; (figurative) to intensify or kindle (a feeling, such as appetite or passion); to intensify or kindle a feeling in (someone)”).
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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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2 senses(transitive)Synonym of inflame (“to set (something) on fire; (figurative) to intensify or kindle (a feeling, such as appetite or passion); to intensify or kindle a feeling in (someone)”).
(intransitive)Chiefly in the present participle: to be in flames or on fire; to blaze, to flare up.
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.
Forms
aflames, aflaming, aflamed, aflamedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.