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backburn

(ˈbækˌbɜːn)
vb (tr)
(Forestry) to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
n
(Forestry) the act or result of backburning
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backburn


Past participle: backburned
Gerund: backburning

Imperative
backburn
backburn
Present
I backburn
you backburn
he/she/it backburns
we backburn
you backburn
they backburn
Preterite
I backburned
you backburned
he/she/it backburned
we backburned
you backburned
they backburned
Present Continuous
I am backburning
you are backburning
he/she/it is backburning
we are backburning
you are backburning
they are backburning
Present Perfect
I have backburned
you have backburned
he/she/it has backburned
we have backburned
you have backburned
they have backburned
Past Continuous
I was backburning
you were backburning
he/she/it was backburning
we were backburning
you were backburning
they were backburning
Past Perfect
I had backburned
you had backburned
he/she/it had backburned
we had backburned
you had backburned
they had backburned
Future
I will backburn
you will backburn
he/she/it will backburn
we will backburn
you will backburn
they will backburn
Future Perfect
I will have backburned
you will have backburned
he/she/it will have backburned
we will have backburned
you will have backburned
they will have backburned
Future Continuous
I will be backburning
you will be backburning
he/she/it will be backburning
we will be backburning
you will be backburning
they will be backburning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been backburning
you have been backburning
he/she/it has been backburning
we have been backburning
you have been backburning
they have been backburning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been backburning
you will have been backburning
he/she/it will have been backburning
we will have been backburning
you will have been backburning
they will have been backburning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been backburning
you had been backburning
he/she/it had been backburning
we had been backburning
you had been backburning
they had been backburning
Conditional
I would backburn
you would backburn
he/she/it would backburn
we would backburn
you would backburn
they would backburn
Past Conditional
I would have backburned
you would have backburned
he/she/it would have backburned
we would have backburned
you would have backburned
they would have backburned
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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