burn through
burn through · burns through · burned through / burnt through · burning through
съесть, доесть
durchgehen, durchnehmen, durchsetzen
To use up in a hasty or destructive mannerTo use up in a hasty or destructive manner.
» Tom quickly burned through his savings.
Meaning
1 sensesTo use up in a hasty or destructive manner.
Near-synonyms: run through, get through, eat up
Examples
8 sentencesTom quickly burned through his savings.
Tom quickly burned through his money.
Layla quickly burned through her cash.
Layla quickly burned through her money.
Layla quickly burned through her insurance money.
Forms
burns through, burning through, burned through, burned through| Base form | burn through · to burn through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | burns through |
| Present participle | burning through |
| Past simple | burned through / burnt through |
| Past participle | burned through / burnt through |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- burn upдістати, отримуватиTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.
- burn offпалити, записатиTo dissipate as the result of heat.
- burn outдути, дмухатиTo destroy by fire.
- burn downпалити, записатиTo cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
- burn inTo eat into, as fire.
- burn awayTo remove or be removed by burning.
- burn throughTo use up in a hasty or destructive manner.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb