set fire in

A form of set fire to — To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.

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Meanings

verbset fire in (third-person singular simple present sets fire in, present participle setting fire in, simple past set fire in, past participle set fire in or (dialectal) setten fire in)

present singular third person sets fire in · participle present setting fire in · dialectal participle past setten fire in

  1. obsoletetransitiveObsolete form of set fire to (“to cause (something) to be on fire”).
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MLA

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Chicago

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

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