set on fire in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "set on fire < → δείτε τις λέξεις set, on και fire",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sets on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setting on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He set his clothes on fire.",
          "translation": "Έβαλε φωτιά στα ρούχα του."
        },
        {
          "text": "he set the flag on fire",
          "translation": "έκαψε τη σημαία"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βάζω φωτιά στο κάτι, καίω"
      ],
      "id": "el-set_on_fire-en-phrase-213KWD2A",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "set fire"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "και",
        "δείτε",
        "τη&nbsp;λέξη"
      ],
      "word": "burn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "set on fire"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "set on fire < → δείτε τις λέξεις set, on και fire",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sets on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setting on fire",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He set his clothes on fire.",
          "translation": "Έβαλε φωτιά στα ρούχα του."
        },
        {
          "text": "he set the flag on fire",
          "translation": "έκαψε τη σημαία"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βάζω φωτιά στο κάτι, καίω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "set fire"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "και",
        "δείτε",
        "τη&nbsp;λέξη"
      ],
      "word": "burn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "set on fire"
}

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"set on fire" meaning in English

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