set fire upon

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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