catch on fire

A form of catch fire — To become engulfed in flames, to go up in flames.

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Meanings

verbcatch on fire (third-person singular simple present catches on fire, present participle catching on fire, simple past and past participle caught on fire)

present singular third person catches on fire · participle present catching on fire · participle past caught on fire · past caught on fire

  1. alternativeinformalproscribedsometimesAlternative form of catch fire.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
burn upcatch firecombustconflagratefirego up in flamesgo up in smokeignitelightspunktake fire
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APA

catch on fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20on%20fire

MLA

“catch on fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20on%20fire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch on fire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20on%20fire.

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