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burned

/ˈbɜːnd/ UK
/ˈbɝnd/ US
/bɔːnd/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nd

Where it comes from

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

adjective more burned · most burned · burnt

Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process. Creating more burned range, which is not available in severe winters, would be of no use.

verb burnt

participle, past simple past and past participle of burn

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: baked, burned-out, burnt-out, cooked, destroyed, hardened, injured, tempered, toughened, treated, ablaze, ash, barbecued, betrayed, blasted, blew

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"burned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"burned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burned.

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@misc{burned_2026,
  title = {burned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}