set fire

English

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) To light using fire.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English setten fyre affix from English set + English fire (shoot).

Origin

English

fire

Gloss

shoot

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

💉 🥃 🌠

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Fireland English
afire English
afterset English
antifire English
antiset English
autofire English
back fire English
backset English
balefire English
bedset English
beset English
biset English
bitset English
boneset English
bonfire English
brushfire English
budset English
bumpfire English
bushfire English
callset English
campfire English
cease-fire English
centerfire English
chainset English
changeset English
chipset English
co-fire English
codeset English
cogset English
cookfire English
cord set English
cordset English
coreset English
coset English
counterfire English
crankset English
crossfire English
cutset English
deep-set English
drumfire English
earset English
enfire English
fieldset English
fiery English
fileset English
filmset English
filterset English
firable English
fire English
fire alarm English
fire hose English
fire hydrant English
fire triangle English
fire truck English
fire whirl English
fire-breathing English
fireable English
firearm English
fireback English
fireball English
firebar English
firebase English
firebath English
firebathe English
firebell English
firebelly English
firebird English
fireblast English
fireboard English
fireboat English
firebolt English
firebomb English
firebomber English
firebote English
firebox English
firebrand English
firebrass English
firebrat English
firebreak English
firebreather English
firebrick English
firebug English
firecall English
firecock English
firecracker English
firecrest English
firecrown English
fired English
firedamp English
firedog English
firedoor English
firedragon English
firedrake English
firee English
fireeater English
firefight English
firefighter English
firefighting English
firefinch English
firefish English
firefloat English
firefly English
fireform English
firefront English
firegrate English
fireground English
fireguard English
firehall English
firehole English
firehook English
firehot English
firehouse English
firekeeper English
fireland English
fireless English
firelet English
firelight English
firelighter English
firelighting English
firelike English
fireline English
firelit English
firelock English
firelog English
fireman English
firemaster English
fireness English
firepan English
fireperson English
firepink English
firepit English
fireplace English
fireplay English
fireplug English
firepole English
firepot English
firepower English
fireproof English
firer English
fireraiser English
fireraising English
fireroom English
firesand English
firescorched English
firescreen English
fireset English
firesetter English
firesetting English
fireshine English
fireship English
fireside English
firesome English
firest English
firesteel English
firestick English
firestink English
firestone English
firestop English
firestorm English
firestriker English
firesuit English
firetail English
fireteam English
firetender English
firetending English
fireth English
firethorn English
firetrap English
firetruck English
firetube English
firewagon English
firewalk English
firewall English
fireward English
firewarden English
firewatcher English
firewater English
fireweed English
firewheel English
firewire English
firewise English
firewoman English
firewood English
fireworker English
fireworks English
fireworm English
fireworthy English
firie English
firy English
flashfire English
floorset English
foreset English
forset English
forthset English
foxfire English
frameset English
frontfire English
fruitset English
gearset English
geneset English
gifset English
giftset English
grassfire English
groundfire English
groupset English
gunfire English
handset English
headset English
heavyset English
hellfire English
holy fire English
homeset English
hookset English
hopset English
housefire English
infoset English
inset English
interset English
intraset English
itemset English
keyset English
kindle-coal English
kindle-fire English
kitset English
laminaset English
leafset English
lockset English
megafire English
metaset English
midset English
mindset English
miniset English
misfire English
misset English
moonset English
moveset English
multiset English
nailset English
newset English
nightfire English
nodeset English
nonfire English
offset English
onset English
outfire English
overfire English
overset English
palaeofire English
paleofire English
patchset English
photoset English
pinfire English
playset English
pointset English
postfire English
pre-fire English
pre-set English
prefire English
preset English
probeset English
rearset English
recordset English
refire English
reset English
resultset English
retrofire English
rimfire English
romset English
roomset English
ruleset English
sampleset English
scarefire English
scathefire English
seedset English
set English
setaside English
setbolt English
setdown English
setfast English
sethood English
setless English
setlike English
setline English
setlist English
setmark English
setness English
setoid English
setout English
setpoint English
settable English
setter English
settest English
setteth English
setup English
setwise English
shadeset English
shellfire English
shelveset English
shitfire English
showerset English
sibset English
slamfire English
soundset English
spellfire English
spitfire English
strikefire English
subset English
sumset English
sunset English
superset English
sure-fire English
swingset English
tagset English
taskset English
test-fire English
testfire English
thermoset English
thickset English
tileset English
toolset English
trainset English
triset English
twinset English
typeset English
umbeset English
underfire English
underset English
unfire English
unset English
upset English
veldfire English
wadset English
watchfire English
well-set English
wheelset English
wideset English
wildfire English
withset English
woodfire English
setti Finnish
Feuer German
set Italian
set Dutch, Flemish
сет Russian
set Spanish, Castilian
setear Spanish, Castilian
sett Norwegian Bokmål
set Portuguese
set Swedish
siat-to͘h Japanese
ファイヤー Japanese
set Polish
fier Middle English
setten Middle English
setten fyre Middle English
set Czech
sette Old French
set Indonesian
fairo Ido
iset Tagalog
恤髮 Chinese
세트 Korean
paia Tok Pisin
faya Sranan Tongo
piah Chinook Jargon
faya Aukan