verb#7,439 by frequency

abbrennen

/ˈabʁɛnən/

to set fire to, to destroy by fire; to burn down, to burn up, to be destroyed by fire; to burn off, to remove by burning

Meanings

1
to set fire to, to destroy by fire
- Das Haus ist vollständig abgebrannt.
  The house burned down completely.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Wer sein Haus abbrennt, schläft draußen.
  If you burn your house down, you have to sleep outside.
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to burn down, to burn up, to be destroyed by fire
- Rom wurde nicht an einem Tag erbaut – aber an einem Tage abgebrannt.
  Rome wasn't built in a day, but it did burn down in one.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to burn off, to remove by burning
4
to burn out — burn until extinguished due to lack of fuelrare