[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/burnt/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / burnt # burnt verb, past and past participle of «burn» (burn, burns, burnt or burned, burning); adjective (burnt) «burnt» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Damaged or destroyed by fire or heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#m1) 2. Cooked too long so it is black or dark and tastes bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#m2) 3. Hurt by fire, heat, the sun or a strong chemical. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#m3) 4. Used up as fuel, like wood, coal or calories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#m4) ### In the lessons In everyday life and safety, «I burnt my hand» needs cool running water for many minutes; burnt toast sets off smoke alarms. In science, burning is a chemical change that cannot be undone: burnt paper turns to ash and smoke. Phrases: «burnt toast», «burnt to a crisp», «burnt out» (very tired, or a fire that has stopped), «get burnt». ### Examples - I burnt the toast and the smoke alarm went off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x1) - She burnt her finger on the hot pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x2) - The old barn burnt down in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x3) - Burnt wood cannot turn back into a tree — it is an irreversible change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x4) - His back was burnt by the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x5) - The cookies smelled burnt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x6) - We burnt dry sticks on the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x7) - Running hard burnt lots of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x8) - It is burnt to a cinder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/#x9) ### Note «Burnt» and «burned» are both correct; «burnt» is more common in British English, «burned» in American English. As an adjective before a noun, «burnt» is usual everywhere: «burnt toast». For a burn, cool it under cold running water for about twenty minutes and tell an adult; no butter or ice. ## In Jewish tradition "Burnt-offering" is an offering that is wholly burned on the altar and given up to God. Here "burnt" also means just burned in a fire. **Interpretation.** The burnt-offering (olah, meaning "that which goes up") is the one offering that was entirely burned. The tradition reads it as a gift of complete devotion to God. ### Examples - And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. (Torah LEV.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x1) - and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah EXO.40.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x2) - And the flesh and the skin were burnt with fire without the camp. (Torah LEV.9.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x3) - And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. (Prophets 2KI.10.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x4) - And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. (Writings 2CH.29.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x5) - Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me. (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/#x6) ### Note «Burnt» and «burned» are both correct; «burnt» is more common in British English, «burned» in American English. As an adjective before a noun, «burnt» is usual everywhere: «burnt toast». For a burn, cool it under cold running water for about twenty minutes and tell an adult; no butter or ice. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «burnt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«burnt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burnt.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «burnt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«burnt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/burnt.html) on Mova free.