set fire of

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set fire of,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20fire%20of.

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