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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set on fire
Set on fire typically means to ignite, cause to burn, or start a combustion. It can referto the act of making something catch fire or burn, often deliberately, either in a controlled or uncontrolled manner. This term can be used in a literal sense referring to physical objects or figuratively, referring to intense situations or emotions.
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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
I had two showrooms on the road? both were first looted and then set on fire. I have nothing left now.
Josh was brutally tortured, strangled over and over, set on fire after death. His last hours were brutal. None of our kids had a minute to say goodbye, we weren’t lucky enough to be separated for five days or 10 days. We are separated permanently.
For example, users have called for certain female, congressional leaders from my state to be 'burned and raped,' needing of a 'bullet between her eyes,' or instead, just 'set ... on fire.
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.
Pride, envy, avarice -- these are the sparks have set on fire the souls of man.
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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