Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take fire

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
take -fire
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To catch fire; to begin to burn.

Dated

verb

To become excited or enthused about something.

verb

To be subjected to enemy attack with firearms; to be under fire.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes fire (present, singular) taking fire (participle, present) took fire (past) taken fire (participle, past)

Synonyms

go up in flames catch fire catch on fire combust conflagrate fire go up in smoke ignite light spunk take fire

Questions

What does take fire mean?
To catch fire; to begin to burn.

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