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• past participle of burn.
• past tense form of burn.

burnt

American  

[burnt] / bɜrnt /

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of burn.

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adjective

1. Fine Arts.

   1. of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color.

      burnt ocher.

   2. of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them.

      burnt orange; burnt rose.

burnt British  

/ bɜːnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of burn 1

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adjective

1. affected by or as if by burning; charred

2. (of various pigments, such as ochre and orange) calcined, with a resultant darkening of colour

Other Word Forms

• unburnt
  adjective
• well-burnt
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of burnt

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

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burnt

The scarcity comes amid an ophthalmologist's warning that looking directly at the sun during an eclipse risks the "real danger" of causing burnt retinas.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The land razed by wildfires in Indonesia so far this year is double the area burnt in 2023.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

National Highways said there was significant damage to the road surface and crash barrier following the fire and oil spillage from the burnt out vehicle.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Even if insurance did not cover business losses linked to a change in taste, he would not sell his wine if its aroma was burnt.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

It burnt on, however, quite steadily, neither receding nor advancing.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë