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burned

/ˈbɜːnd/ adjective

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  1. Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of burn
    We really got burned on that deal.

Origin

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

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