Meaning
The hot, bright flames that burn and give heat and light.
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Word origin
From Old English fyr, the word for the burning flames, shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- fyr
Grammar
Examples
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Firefighters .
A fire is the hot, bright flames that come when something burns. A fire gives heat and light, so people use it to cook food and to stay warm. Fire can be useful, but it is also dangerous, so we must be careful with it.
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