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catch fire

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to start to burn or burst into flames

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
erupt
pasttense
catched fire
presentparticiple
catching fire
thirdpersonsingular
catches fire
pastparticiple
catched fire