burn someone at the stake
To execute by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath themTo execute (someone) by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath them.
» Mary was burned at the stake.
Mary wurde auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary ist auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мэри сожгли на костре. — odexed
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2 senses(historical)To execute (someone) by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath them.
jemanden auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrennen
(figuratively)To criticize (someone) publicly and vehemently; to cancel (someone).
Examples
15 sentencesMary was burned at the stake.
ruМэри сожгли на костре. — odexed
deMary wurde auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was burned at the stake.
deEr wurde auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt. — Waldelfe
She was burned at the stake.
ruЕё сожгли на костре. — Wezel
deSie wurde auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt. — wolfgangth
They were burned at the stake.
Kalman was burnt at the stake.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
burns someone at the stake, burning someone at the stake, burned someone at the stake, burned someone at the stake| Base form | burn someone at the stake · to burn someone at the stake |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | burns someone at the stake |
| Present participle | burning someone at the stake |
| Past simple | burned someone at the stake / burnt someone at the stake |
| Past participle | burned someone at the stake / burnt someone at the stake |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | burn someone at the stake |
| he, she, it | burns someone at the stake |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | burned someone at the stake |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have burned someone at the stake |
| he, she, it | has burned someone at the stake |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will burn someone at the stake |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular 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.