"ablaze" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈbleɪz/ [US] Audio: en-us-ablaze.ogg [US] Forms: more ablaze [comparative], most ablaze [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪz Etymology: a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|blaze|t1=on, in|t2=flame}} a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ablaze (comparative more ablaze, superlative most ablaze)
  1. Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. Synonyms (all senses): afire Translations (on fire): مُشْتَعِل (muštaʕil) [masculine] (Arabic), والع (wāleʕ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), مشعلل (mešaʕlel) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), пламнал (plamnal) (Bulgarian), лумнал (lumnal) (Bulgarian), rogent (Catalan), cremant (Catalan), ardent (Catalan), 燃燒 (Chinese Mandarin), 燃烧 (ránshāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 起火 (qǐhuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 著火 (Chinese Mandarin), 着火 (zháohuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), hořící (Czech), in lichterlaaie (Dutch), in vuur en vlam (Dutch), palava (Finnish), embrasé (French), ცეცხლწაკიდებული (cecxlc̣aḳidebuli) (Georgian), ალმოდებული (almodebuli) (Georgian), lodernd (German), brulanta (Ido), flamoza (Ido), fairoza (Ido), in fiamme (Italian), fiammeggiante (Italian), 燃えている (moete iru) (Japanese), 着火 (chakka) (alt: ちゃっか) (Japanese), пламнат (plamnat) (Macedonian), pūkauri (Maori), kongange (Maori), a fòc (Occitan), a fuòc (Occitan), enflamat (Occitan), abrandat (Occitan), شعلهور (šo'le-var) (Persian), w ogniu (Polish), em chamas (Portuguese), em brasas (Portuguese), queimando (Portuguese), ardente (Portuguese), în flăcări (Romanian), aprins (Romanian), горя́щий (gorjáščij) (english: on fire) (Russian), сверка́ющий (sverkájuščij) (english: gleaming) (Russian), lasrach (Scottish Gaelic), goreći (Serbo-Croatian), plamsajući (Serbo-Croatian), ardiendo (Spanish), en llamas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adj-GMSIj2bV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 25 5 11 22 29 8 Disambiguation of 'all senses': 63 8 29 Disambiguation of 'on fire': 93 5 2
  2. Radiant with bright light and color. Translations (radiant with bright light and color): planoucí (Czech), stralend (Dutch), flonkerend (Dutch), hehkuva (Finnish), brilanta (Ido), فروزان (fruzân) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adj-sOOVAedI Disambiguation of 'radiant with bright light and color': 6 91 3
  3. In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. Translations (in a state of glowing excitement): възбуден (vǎzbuden) (Bulgarian), енергичен (energičen) (Bulgarian), rogent (Catalan), cremant (Catalan), ardent (Catalan), vol gloed (Dutch), opgewonden (Dutch), innokas (Finnish), kiihkeä (Finnish), flamoza (Ido), 興奮している (kōfun shite iru) (Japanese), rozjarzony (Polish), ardente (Portuguese), brilhante (Portuguese), radiante (Portuguese), resplandecente (Portuguese), strălucind (Romanian), scânteind (Romanian), lucitor (Romanian), возбуждённый (vozbuždjónnyj) (Russian), пы́лкий (pýlkij) (Russian), горя́щий (gorjáščij) (Russian), lasrach (Scottish Gaelic), radiante (Spanish), ardiente (Spanish), resplandeciente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adj-IP5Y41Sn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 25 5 11 22 29 8 Disambiguation of 'in a state of glowing excitement': 3 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aflame Derived forms: set the world ablaze

Adverb

IPA: /əˈbleɪz/ [US] Audio: en-us-ablaze.ogg [US] Forms: more ablaze [comparative], most ablaze [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪz Etymology: a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|blaze|t1=on, in|t2=flame}} a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} ablaze (comparative more ablaze, superlative most ablaze)
  1. On fire; in a blaze. Categories (topical): Fire Translations (on fire): пламнал (plamnal) (Bulgarian), лумнал (lumnal) (Bulgarian), (Chinese Mandarin), (chì) (Chinese Mandarin), tulessa (Finnish), liekeissä (Finnish), ilmiliekeissä (Finnish), en flammes (French), ალში (alši) (Georgian), ცეცხლში (cecxlši) (Georgian), flamoze (Ido), fairoze (Ido), brulante (Ido), w ogniu (Polish), ardendo (Portuguese), queimando (Portuguese), în flăcări (Romanian), горя́щий (gorjáščij) (Russian), en llamas (Spanish), theeyil (theeyil) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adv-rOJ1Hj3n Disambiguation of Fire: 32 5 3 51 6 3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 25 5 11 22 29 8 Disambiguation of 'on fire': 98 0 2
  2. Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming. Translations (lit up brightly and with color): kirkkaasti valaistu (Finnish), brilante (Ido)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adv-UVnRJtPA Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 21 7 10 18 32 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 8 4 12 48 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 8 4 14 41 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 25 5 11 22 29 8 Disambiguation of 'lit up brightly and with color': 2 96 3
  3. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire. Translations (glowing with excitement): innoissaan (Finnish), intoa täynnä (Finnish), flamoze (Ido), 輝いている (kagayaite iru) (alt: かがやいている) (Japanese), brilhando (Portuguese), пыла́ющий (pylájuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ablaze-en-adv-lsj4Y-Vd Disambiguation of 'glowing with excitement': 25 19 55

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          "ref": "2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Edinburgh: Canongate",
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          "ref": "1881, Walt Whitman, “The Torch”, in Leaves of Grass, Boston: James R. Osgood, page 305",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plamnal",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "пламнал"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lumnal",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "лумнал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "rogent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "cremant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ardent"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "燃燒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ránshāo",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "燃烧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qǐhuǒ",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "起火"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "著火"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zháohuǒ",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "着火"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "hořící"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "in lichterlaaie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "in vuur en vlam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "palava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "embrasé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cecxlc̣aḳidebuli",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ცეცხლწაკიდებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "almodebuli",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ალმოდებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "lodernd"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "brulanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "flamoza"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "fairoza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "in fiamme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "fiammeggiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moete iru",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "燃えている"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちゃっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chakka",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "着火"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "plamnat",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "пламнат"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "pūkauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "kongange"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "a fòc"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "a fuòc"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "enflamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "abrandat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šo'le-var",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "شعلهور"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "w ogniu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "em chamas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "em brasas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "queimando"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ardente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "în flăcări"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "aprins"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "on fire",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorjáščij",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "горя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "gleaming",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sverkájuščij",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "сверка́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "lasrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "goreći"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "plamsajući"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ardiendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "en llamas"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "planoucí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "stralend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "flonkerend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "hehkuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "brilanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fruzân",
      "sense": "radiant with bright light and color",
      "word": "فروزان"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzbuden",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "възбуден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "energičen",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "енергичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "rogent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "cremant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "ardent"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "vol gloed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "opgewonden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "innokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "kiihkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "flamoza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōfun shite iru",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "興奮している"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "rozjarzony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "ardente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "brilhante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "radiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "resplandecente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "strălucind"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "scânteind"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "lucitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždjónnyj",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "возбуждённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pýlkij",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "пы́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorjáščij",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "горя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "lasrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "radiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "ardiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of glowing excitement",
      "word": "resplandeciente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ablaze"
}

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    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Requests for review of Russian translations",
    "Requests for review of Vietnamese translations",
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          "Oxford University Press",
          "w:Oxford University Press"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plamnal",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "пламнал"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lumnal",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "лумнал"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "熾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chì",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "炽"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "tulessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "liekeissä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ilmiliekeissä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "en flammes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alši",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ალში"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cecxlši",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ცეცხლში"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "flamoze"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "fairoze"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "brulante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "w ogniu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "ardendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "queimando"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "în flăcări"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorjáščij",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "горя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "en llamas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "sense": "on fire",
      "word": "theeyil (theeyil)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lit up brightly and with color",
      "word": "kirkkaasti valaistu"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "lit up brightly and with color",
      "word": "brilante"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "innoissaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "intoa täynnä"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "flamoze"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かがやいている",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kagayaite iru",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "輝いている"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "brilhando"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pylájuščij",
      "sense": "glowing with excitement",
      "word": "пыла́ющий"
    }
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  "word": "ablaze"
}

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