go on fire

verb

To catch fire.

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Meanings

verbgo on fire (third-person singular simple present goes on fire, present participle going on fire, simple past went on fire, past participle gone on fire)

present singular third person goes on fire · participle present going on fire · past went on fire · participle past gone on fire

  1. dialectalinformalTo catch fire.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
catch fire
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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