set fire to (English, verb)
expansion: set fire to (third-person singular simple present sets fire to, present participle setting fire to, simple past set fire to, past participle set fire to or (dialectal) setten fire to)
expansion: (transitive)
Senses:
glosses: To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.
tags: transitive
glosses: To destroy or dismantle (something).
tags: figuratively
transitive
glosses: To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: sets fire to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: setting fire to
tags: participle
present
form: set fire to
tags: past
form: set fire to
tags: participle
past
form: setten fire to
tags: dialectal
participle
past
form: set fire unto
tags: alternative
archaic
poetic
form: set fire in
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: set fire on
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: set fire upon
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: set fire of
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: set fire by
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: set fire into
tags: alternative
obsolete