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}} set afire (third-person singular simple present sets afire, present participle setting afire, simple past and past participle set afire)

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    {
      "form": "sets afire",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "set afire",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The house was set afire."
        }
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          "word": "set on fire"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "set afire"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sets afire",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setting afire",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set afire",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set afire",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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"set afire" meaning in English

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