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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

Visiting the Pochaina flea market 10 days after the Russian attack, AFP journalists could still smell the mix of burnt metal and plastic hanging in the air.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The dishes themselves are constantly changing—past offerings have included a reimagined s’more made from an aerated dark-chocolate rock with graham-cracker ganache and burnt meringue, which was paired with strawberry amaro milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Footage sent to the BBC shows destroyed houses in Stourbridge, with scorched earth and burnt out trees nearby.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Andrew Reynolds, whose mother's house burnt down in Highters Heath area of Birmingham, said his family had lost everything, including 100 years' worth of family photos.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Big Ma brought out the pork shoulder and burnt gravy.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia