take fire (English, verb)
expansion: take fire (third-person singular simple present takes fire, present participle taking fire, simple past took fire, past participle taken fire)
Senses:
glosses: To catch fire; to begin to burn.
tags: dated
glosses: To become excited or enthused about something.
tags: figuratively
glosses: To be subjected to enemy attack with firearms; to be under fire.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes fire
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking fire
tags: participle
present
form: took fire
tags: past
form: taken fire
tags: participle
past