scorch
To burn the surface of something so as to discolour itTo burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
» The desert sun was scorching hot.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
verbrennen, versengen
обжига́тьobžigátʹ, обже́чьobžéčʹ, пали́тьpalítʹ
(transitive)To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
verbrennen
destroy completely by or as if by fire
(ergative)(To cause) to become scorched or singed
выгора́тьvygorátʹ, вы́горетьvýgoretʹ, опаля́тьсяopaljátʹsja
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
(intransitive)To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
rasen
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
(transitive)To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
(colloquial, dated, intransitive)To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
Examples
41 sentencesThe desert sun was scorching hot.
The building was scorched by the fire.
Today is scorching hot, so dress light.
ruСегодня знойно, так что одевайся полегче.
The building was scorched after the fire.
The passengers are suffering from the scorching heat.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of eaFrom Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of earlier *scorpnen, from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”).
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Forms
scorches, scorching, scorched, scorchedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 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