fire

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/ˈfaɪ.ə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Heat and light produced by burning material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

Examples

  • A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.

  • A small forest fire can easily spread and quickly become a great conflagration.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈfa̠jɚ]
  • [ˈfɑː(ə)]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

  2. A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

  3. The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

More examples

In context

  • Most animals are afraid of fire.

  • During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.

  • There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognates See also Scots feier, fyre (“fire”), Yola vier, vire (“fire”), Saterland Frisian Fjuur, Fjúur (“fire”), West Frisian fjoer (“fire”), Alemannic German Füür (“fire”), Bavarian Feia (“fire”), Central Franconian Fauer, Feier, Füür (“fire”), Cimbrian bôar, vaür, vôar (“fire”), Dutch vier, vuur (“fire”), German Feuer (“fire”), German Low German Füer, Füür (“fire”), Luxembourgish Feier (“fire”), Mòcheno vaier (“fire”), Vilamovian faojer (“fire”), West Flemish vier (“fire”), Yiddish פֿײַער (faye...