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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 leather seat in the ambulance has burnt her skin.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Last year, more than 1 million hectares burnt across Europe - a record level - with Spain particularly affected.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

I’m going for burnt pancakes, a family fishing trip, and—if my daughters are willing—an admission, out loud, that those close soccer games were won on the strength of my sideline insights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

"It started because, like most Gen Z folks, I was stressed out by work, burnt out with life," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

I beat Sneaky to the kitchen, and when I get there, I see a stack of pancakes on the table—golden brown, not burnt and lumpy like the ones Mama makes at Smoky Inn.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist