combust
To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fireTo burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
» Tom's compost heap got so hot that it spontaneously combusted.
Toms Komposthaufen wurde so heiß, dass er sich von selbst entzündete.
Компостная куча Тома так разогрелась, что самопроизвольно вспыхнула.
Meaning
3 senses(dated, transitive)To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
verbrennen
cause to burn or combust
(intransitive)To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
verbrennen, in Flammen aufgehen
To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
(figuratively, intransitive)To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
Examples
4 sentencesTom's compost heap got so hot that it spontaneously combusted.
ruКомпостная куча Тома так разогрелась, что самопроизвольно вспыхнула.
deToms Komposthaufen wurde so heiß, dass er sich von selbst entzündete.
This material combusts easily.
deDieses Material ist leicht entzündlich.
Sami's phone has spontaneously combusted.
Tom spontaneously combusted.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Middle French combust, from Latin combustus, tFrom Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Middle French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up, to burn away”, transitive), whence also English combure.
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Forms
combusts, combusting, combusted, combustedSynonyms
41 synonyms- undergo combustion:burn
- cause to burn or combust:burn
- start to burn or burst into flames:eruptignitecatch firetake fireconflagrate
- get very angry and fly into a rage:flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhit the ceilinghave kittenshave a fitblow one's stack
Word family
3 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