How to Use "Burn" with Example Sentences

burn (n): damage or injury caused by heat or fire

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Used with adjectives:

"She suffered a horrific burn from the fire."
(horrific, terrible, bad, severe, serious)

"It hurts but it's only a minor burn."
(minor, slight, superficial)

"He's being treated for a first-degree burn."
(first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, cigarette, chemical)

Used with verbs:

"I suffered a burn from the campfire."
(suffered, got)

"The sun caused this burn on my skin."
(caused)

"The firefighters died from their burns."
(died from, were treated for)

Used with nouns:

"He has a burn mark on his skin."
(mark, wound, injury)

"She is a burn victim."
(victim, survivor)

"We're taking them to the burn center."
(center, unit, ward)

burn (v): to damage or injure by heat or fire; to make heat or fire

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Used with adverbs:

"She was badly burned in the fire."
(badly, seriously, severely, horribly)

"The house was completely burned down."
(completely, totally, partially)

"The building burned down."
(down)

"The forest fire is burning fiercely."
(fiercely, quickly, steadily, slowly)

"The sun burns brightly."
(brightly)