"catch on fire" meaning in English

See catch on fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: catches on fire [present, singular, third-person], catching on fire [participle, present], caught on fire [participle, past], caught on fire [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> on fire}} catch on fire (third-person singular simple present catches on fire, present participle catching on fire, simple past and past participle caught on fire)
  1. (informal, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of catch fire Tags: informal, proscribed, sometimes Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: catch fire [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-catch_on_fire-en-verb-VqwchKcb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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