burn
US
/bɝːn/
UK
/bɜːn/
Meaning
To be damaged, marked, or changed by fire or great heat, or to cause this to happen.
आग या तेज़ गर्मी से जलना या किसी चीज़ को जलाना; इससे उस पर निशान पड़ सकता है या वह नष्ट हो सकती है।
Examples
“Be careful not to burn your hand on the hot pan.”
“We burned the dry leaves in a safe place.”
“The burning candle made the room feel warm.”
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Not natural: Yesterday, I burn the toast.
Better: Yesterday, I burned the toast.
Use the past form burned (or burnt) for a completed action in the past.
बीते समय की पूरी हुई क्रिया के लिए burn का past form burned या burnt इस्तेमाल करें।
Not natural: I burned my hand by the hot pan.
Better: I burned my hand on the hot pan.
Use on to show the hot surface that caused the burn.
जिस गर्म सतह से हाथ जला, उसे बताने के लिए on का इस्तेमाल करें।
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Learner tip
Use burned or burnt for the past; both are correct, though burned is more common in American English.
Past tense में burned या burnt, दोनों सही हैं; American English में burned ज़्यादा आम है।