afire

== English == === Etymology === 13thc., from Middle English afire, equivalent to a- (“on”) +‎ fire. Figurative usage from late 14thc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfaɪɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) === Adverb === afire (comparative more afire, superlative most afire) On fire (often metaphorically). === Adjective === afire (comparative more afire, superlative most afire) On fire (often metaphorically). ==== Quotations ==== 1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh, New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1857, Seventh Book, p. 275[1]: […] Earth’s crammed with heaven, / And every common bush afire with God: 1931, Nacio Herb Brown and Gordon Clifford, “Paradise” (song first sung by Pola Negri and later covered by Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra): Her eyes afire / With one desire. / Then a heavenly kiss: / Could I resist? ==== Synonyms ==== ablaze aflame ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== === Anagrams === Arfie, Feria, Freia, faire, feria, rafie == Galician == === Verb === afire inflection of aferir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative