Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, often)To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone).

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I burned the bread.

    Я спалив хліб. — deniko

    ruЯ сжёг хлеб. — marafon

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  2. I burnt the bread.

    Я спалив хліб. — deniko

    ruЯ сжёг хлеб. — marafon

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  3. He did not butter the top of the burnt bread anymore.

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Origin

From the idea that burning bread brings bad luck or is indicative of unfortunate things to

From the idea that burning bread brings bad luck or is indicative of unfortunate things to come.

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Forms

burns bread, burning bread, burned bread, burned bread
Base formburn bread · to burn bread
3rd person singularburns bread
Present participleburning bread
Past simpleburned bread / burnt bread
Past participleburned bread / burnt bread

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyburn bread
he, she, itburns bread

Past simpleLesson

all personsburned bread

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave burned bread
he, she, ithas burned bread

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill burn bread

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
burlesqueburnA2burnableburnerburningB1
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