verb · transitive

forburn

forburn · forburns · forburned / forburnt · forburning

To destroy or damage by burningTo destroy or damage by burning.

Meaning

2 senses

(obsolete, transitive)To destroy or damage by burning.
(intransitive, obsolete)To burn; to be consumed by fire.

Origin

From Middle English forburnen, forbrinnen, from Old English forbirnan (intransitive) and f

From Middle English forburnen, forbrinnen, from Old English forbirnan (intransitive) and forbærnan (transitive), equivalent to for- + burn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferbaadenje, ferbaanje (“to burn up”), West Frisian ferbarne (“to burn up”), German Low German verbrannen (“to burn up”), German verbrennen (“to burn up, incinerate”).

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Forms

forburns, forburning, forburned, forburned

Base form	forburn · to forburn
3rd person singular	forburns
Present participle	forburning
Past simple	forburned / forburnt
Past participle	forburned / forburnt

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	forburn
he, she, it	forburns

Past simpleLesson

all persons

forburned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have forburned
he, she, it	has forburned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will forburn

Synonyms

17 synonyms

burnB1 torchB2 burn away burn down burn up cinder incinerate burn to a crisp char up combure combust cremate forsweal scathe

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