set fire on

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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