burned
/ˈbɝnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of burn
Example Sentences
- "Creating more burned range, which is not available in severe winters, would be of no use."
- "It burned around her face, around her breast and arm and face—she was very burned. And her hair was burned, and ... oh God."
- "That's when the doctors found out that my throat was very burned and swollen, and that I was not lying."
- "Few photos were even taken of the inner side of the closet door, so that only witness memories—police and firefighter witness memories—can attest to which side was more burned."
Etymology
The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: burnede, burned
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɝnd/
- British English: /ˈbɜːnd/