Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To become engulfed in flames, to go up in flames.

    Feuer fangen, entflammen

    загора́тьсяzagorátʹsja, загоре́тьсяzagorétʹsja, возгора́тьсяvozgorátʹsja

  2. (figuratively)To become very popular or widespread; to take off.

  3. (figuratively)To be inspired by passion or zeal.

More definitions
  • start to burn or burst into flames

Examples

79 sentences
  1. The house caught fire.

    Будинок загорівся.

    ruДом загорелся.

    deDas Haus ist in Brand geraten.

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  2. Both vehicles caught fire.

    Обидві машини згоріли.

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  3. The curtain caught fire.

    Штора загорілася.

    ruШтора загорелась.

    deDie Gardine fing Feuer.

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  4. Paper catches fire easily.

    Папір легко займається.

    ruБумага легко воспламеняется.

    dePapier brennt leicht.

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  5. Tom's car caught fire.

    Машина Тома зайнялася вогнем.

    ruМашина Тома загорелась.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
become engulfed in flames:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
become engulfed in flames:

Forms

catches fire, catching fire, caught fire, caught fire
Base formcatch fire · to catch fire
3rd person singularcatches fire
Present participlecatching fire
Past simplecaught fire
Past participlecaught fire

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycatch fire
he, she, itcatches fire

Past simpleLesson

all personscaught fire

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave caught fire
he, she, ithas caught fire

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill catch fire

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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