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• past tense form of burn.
• past participle 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

Burnt garlic is acrid and unforgiving; here, it should dissolve into the base of the sauce, barely visible but deeply present.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“The fire came from the mountain. Burnt our forest. My people cried for help but Eywa did not come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Burnt tiny plastic pellets, known as nurdles, have been washed up along the east coast in the aftermath of the collision.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

She gave birth to two litters, the first of them just 200 yards from a popular parking spot for hikers and mountain bikers on Burnt Hill.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Cade and I were spending the afternoon hitting golf balls at Vista Driving Range in Burnt Mill Creek.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith