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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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Indonesia is racing to contain wildfires that have burned more than 107,000 hectares of land nationwide this dry season.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the last decade, worsening wildfires in California have burned about 14 million acres and destroyed more than 60,000 homes and structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
At this rate, I’ll have burned through the rest of the $1,200 I’ve allotted for my life in Minneapolis in less than a week.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
