set fire in in English

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

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,~,~:setten􂀿dialectal􂁀>}} set fire in (third-person singular simple present sets fire in, present participle setting fire in, simple past set fire in, past participle set fire in or (dialectal) setten fire in)

Inflected forms

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"set fire in" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms