Afire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæm/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈakli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈakli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæm/.

Examples

forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
even the car's tires were aflame
a night aflare with fireworks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

on fire aflare alight aflame ablaze

Parts of Speech

adjective

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

in Brand

beleuchtet durch oder wie durch Feuer oder Flamme

🇫🇷French

en feu

éclairé par ou comme par le feu ou la flamme

🇪🇸Spanish

ardiendo

iluminado por o como por fuego o llama

🇮🇹Italian

in fiamme

illuminato da o come da fuoco o fiamma

🇳🇱Dutch

in brand

verlicht door of als door vuur of vlammen

🇵🇹Portuguese

em chamas

iluminado por ou como por fogo ou chama

🇷🇺Russian

в огне

освещенный или как огонь или пламя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक आग

आग या ज्वाला से प्रकाशित या प्रकाशित

🇧🇩Bengali

আগুন

আগুন বা শিখা দ্বারা বা হিসাবে আলোকিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தீ

நெருப்பு அல்லது சுடர் மூலம் ஒளிர்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్నిప్రమాదం

అగ్ని లేదా జ్వాల ద్వారా లేదా వెలిగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आग

अग्नी किंवा ज्वालाने किंवा त्याप्रमाणे उजळले

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગ

અગ્નિ અથવા જ્યોત દ્વારા અથવા તે રીતે પ્રકાશિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಂಕಿ

ಬೆಂಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಜ್ವಾಲೆಯಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಜ್ವಾಲೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീ

തീ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ജ്വാല വഴി പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗ

ਅੱਗ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگ

آگ یا شعلے کے ذریعہ یا اس کی طرح روشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着火

被火或火焰照亮或如同被火或火焰照亮

🇯🇵Japanese

火災

火や炎によって、あるいは火や炎のように照らされる

🇰🇷Korean

불타

불이나 화염에 의해 불이 붙는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc cháy

thắp sáng bởi hoặc như bởi lửa hoặc ngọn lửa

🇹🇭Thai

ไฟไหม้

สว่างขึ้นด้วยไฟหรือเปลวไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbakar

dinyalakan oleh atau seperti oleh api atau nyala api

🇵🇭Filipino

nasusunog

sinindihan ng o bilang ng apoy o apoy

🇲🇾Malay

terbakar

dinyalakan oleh atau seperti oleh api atau nyalaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشتعلا

مضاءة بالنار أو اللهب

🇮🇷Persian

آتش سوزی

با آتش یا شعله روشن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

alevler içinde

ateş ya da alevle ya da ateşle aydınlandı

🇮🇱Hebrew

דליקה

מואר על ידי או כמו על ידי אש או להבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'afire'?

The primary meaning of 'afire' is 'lighted up by or as by fire or flame'.

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In which domain is the word 'afire' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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