When we set something on fire or something burns, it is called "burn". "Fire" is used to mean both a small flame and a fire.

A big fire is often called a "blaze": It took the firefighters an hour to control the blaze.

When someone sets something on fire, we can also say that person "set fire to something" or "set something on fire": I almost set the kitchen on fire since I forgot to turn the oven off.

In addition to this phrase, British people also use "put a match to something", sometimes meaning that someone deliberately sets something on fire.

Both are burning, but "kindle" is to make a fire from small sticks or pieces of paper: We kindled a fire besides our tents.

The act of lighting a candle is called "lighting a candle".

When something catches fire, English has the phrase "catch fire": She was slightly burned when her shirt caught fire.

When something bursts into flames, we can say it has "burst into flames": The men jumped off the window just before their room burst into flames.

To say something is on fire, besides "burning", we can use "on fire" or "in flames": When the firefighters arrived, half of the building was already in flames.

If you want to describe something that is burning fiercely, English has the word "blazing": The whole building was blazing within minutes.

To burn down is to "burn down" or "burn to the ground": This year marks 20 years since the local museum burned to the ground.

Finally, when a fire occurs, a basic way to handle it is to use a fire extinguisher, in English "fire extinguisher".

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