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Meanings of take fire in English

Portuguese
começar a queimar
Catalan
abrandar
Spanish
encender

Start to burn or burst into flames.

começar a queimar
Usage of take fire in English
1
Suppose the whole should take fire to-night and burn to the ground.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's / With Notes by the Way
2
Alcohol, ether, benzol, spirit of turpentine, and petroleum take fire on contact.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
3
She was of a slow temper, however, and did not take fire.
Daisy
4
Can a Man take fire into his Bosom and not be burnd?
The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 3
5
Bittorf, at Manheim, saw his paper balloon take fire in the air!
A Voyage in a Balloon (1852)
6
The wheels take fire from the mere rapidity of their motion.
Biographia Literaria
7
This building was one of the first to take fire on Fifth Street.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
8
But if she were to take fire, Troy 'd be nothing to it.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 3
9
He was a man to take fire easily, and embraced me.
Richard Carvel — Volume 04
10
If one put a candle near her she would take fire, fast enough!
Derues / Celebrated Crimes
11
I am afraid that with dry sago in it the shell will take fire.
The South Sea Whaler
12
Cosette in her shadow, like Marius in his, was all ready to take fire.
Les Misérables
13
Then the time came to take fire to the houses.
The King of Ireland's Son
14
But the agent did not take fire at that jib.
Plague Ship
15
The straw was too damp and might not take fire.
The Great Book of Amber
16
He saw the corral take fire, rail by rail, until it was all ablaze.
Lonesome Land
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Translations for take fire
Spanish
encender
Take fire through the time
Take fire across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common