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burn oneself out

burn one·self out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burn wuhn-self, wuhnz- out]
    • /bɜrn wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- aʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burn wuhn-self, wuhnz- out]
    • /bɜrn wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- aʊt/

Definitions of burn oneself out words

  • verb without object burn oneself out to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 1
  • verb without object burn oneself out (of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire. 1
  • verb without object burn oneself out to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed. 1
  • verb without object burn oneself out to give off light or to glow brightly: The lights in the house burned all night. 1
  • verb without object burn oneself out to give off heat or be hot: The pavement burned in the noon sun. 1
  • verb without object burn oneself out to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart: The whiskey burned in his throat. 1
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Origin of burn oneself out

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)

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Parts of speech for Burn oneself out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Burn oneself out

burn oneself out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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