What does set on fire mean?
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set on fire
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Princeton's WordNet
set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afireverb
set fire to; cause to start burning
"Lightening set fire to the forest"
Wiktionary
set on fireverb
To cause to begin to burn.
set on fireverb
To arouse passionate feelings in.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of set on fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of set on fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of set on fire in a Sentence
This is one of those instances where the house was set on fire and you claimed responsibility for those laws. And you can't just now come out with a plan to put out that fire.
That’s easier to understand, do you think people should die because they can’t afford insulin? Do you think that fossil fuel CEOs should decide whether the planet gets set on fire? Me neither.
Love is friendship set on fire.
I just wanted to live in a country that respected me as a human; one that offered me some dignity and freedom. I could not accept that I had to live under a dictatorship, for that, we females – even the old ladies – were tortured the same way as the men. We were hung by our feet, electric shocks, our faces beaten into walls and our skin set on fire. My teeth were all broken. I spent more than a month in solitary confinement. I just kept praying for my body to stay alive.
I came in one way and left that room a completely different person. My heart was set on fire. I felt free. I wanted to turn my life around. From there, I went through a process of healing. It took a few months to get off the drugs, but I was ready to be free from it all – the drugs, the alcohol, all the things I was doing that were hurting me and others. I just felt like God was breaking the chains one by one.
Translations for set on fire
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- запалвам, паляBulgarian
- zapálitCzech
- anzünden, entflammen, entzündenGerman
- calentar, alumbrar, encender, pegar fuego aSpanish
- sytyttääFinnish
- allumer, enflammer, embraserFrench
- הדליק, הציתHebrew
- आग लगा दोHindi
- վառել, այրելArmenian
- incendiare, dare fuoco aItalian
- 着火, 点火, 放火, 火を付けるJapanese
- ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚಲಾಗಿದೆKannada
- [[불]]을 [[지르다]]Korean
- incendōLatin
- sujaudinti, padegtiLithuanian
- aizdedzinātLatvian
- bakarMalay
- podpalićPolish
- queimar, atear fogo, incendiarPortuguese
- зажечь, запалить, разжечь, поджечьRussian
- zapáliťSlovak
- sätta i brand, sätta eld på, antändaSwedish
- మంటబెట్టు, తగులబెట్టుTelugu
- 放火Chinese
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