set afire in English

Forms: sets afire [present, singular, third-person], setting afire [participle, present], set afire [participle, past], set afire [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,set>}} set afire (third-person singular simple present sets afire, present participle setting afire, simple past and past participle set afire)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "sets afire",
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        "third-person"
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"set afire" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms