bonfire
To destroy by, or as if by, burning on a bonfireTo destroy (something) by, or as if by, burning on a bonfire; (more generally) to burn or set alight.
» Don't get too close to the bonfire.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To destroy (something) by, or as if by, burning on a bonfire; (more generally) to burn or set alight.
(transitive)To fire (pottery) using a bonfire.
(intransitive, rare)To make, or celebrate around, a bonfire.
(obsolete, transitive)To start a bonfire in (a place); to light up (a place) with a bonfire.
Examples
32 sentencesDon't get too close to the bonfire.
When is the bonfire going to be lit?
Are you sure you want to park that close to the bonfire?
Tom started a bonfire on the beach.
ruТом разжёг на пляже костёр.
Tom made a bonfire on the beach.
deTom errichtete am Strand ein Freudenfeuer.
Translations
1 languagesForms
bonfires, bonfiring, bonfired, bonfiredWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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