Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To consume or destroy something by fire.
Natural examples
Im Herbst verbrennt der Gärtner das trockene Laub.
In autumn, the gardener burns the dry leaves.
Die Feuerwehr verbrennt das beschädigte Holz kontrolliert.
The fire brigade burns the damaged wood under control.
Die Fabrik verbrennt Restholz, um Wärme zu erzeugen.
The factory burns leftover wood to produce heat.
Usage note
In this sense, verbrennen takes an object and uses haben in the perfect. The intransitive sense of something burning up uses sein.
Mini-lesson: verbrennen
To consume or destroy something by fire. In this sense, verbrennen takes an object and uses haben in the perfect. The intransitive sense of something burning up uses sein.
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