burn
verb (used without object)
to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire.
have burned
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present perfectof burn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of residents are still under mandatory evacuation orders in Spokane, Washington, where wildfires have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In nearby Oregon, a record-shattering 2 million acres have burned, with 102 new fires reported across the nation on Aug. 2 alone, seven of which are large.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
More than 12,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land have burned over the past week, according to analyses from the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme cited by local media.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In Ávila, where more than 50,000 hectares have burned down since the start of the wildfires, the government's representative said the fire had a "quite favourable" evolution overnight.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her panic seemed to have burned up along with that woven bridge.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
