Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set fire on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: set -fire on
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of set fire to (“to cause (something) to be on fire”).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets fire on (present, singular) setting fire on (participle, present) setten fire on (dialectal, participle)

Questions

What does set fire on mean?: Obsolete form of set fire to (“to cause (something) to be on fire”).

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