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Meaning of "combust" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COMBUST

kəmˈbʌst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combust is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb combust in English.

WHAT DOES COMBUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of combust in the English dictionary

The definition of combust in the dictionary is invisible for a period between 24 and 30 days each year due to its proximity to the sun. Other definition of combust is to burn.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMBUST

PRESENT

Present
I combust
you combust
he/she/it combusts
we combust
you combust
they combust
Present continuous
I am combusting
you are combusting
he/she/it is combusting
we are combusting
you are combusting
they are combusting
Present perfect
I have combusted
you have combusted
he/she/it has combusted
we have combusted
you have combusted
they have combusted
Present perfect continuous
I have been combusting
you have been combusting
he/she/it has been combusting
we have been combusting
you have been combusting
they have been combusting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I combusted
you combusted
he/she/it combusted
we combusted
you combusted
they combusted
Past continuous
I was combusting
you were combusting
he/she/it was combusting
we were combusting
you were combusting
they were combusting
Past perfect
I had combusted
you had combusted
he/she/it had combusted
we had combusted
you had combusted
they had combusted
Past perfect continuous
I had been combusting
you had been combusting
he/she/it had been combusting
we had been combusting
you had been combusting
they had been combusting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will combust
you will combust
he/she/it will combust
we will combust
you will combust
they will combust
Future continuous
I will be combusting
you will be combusting
he/she/it will be combusting
we will be combusting
you will be combusting
they will be combusting
Future perfect
I will have combusted
you will have combusted
he/she/it will have combusted
we will have combusted
you will have combusted
they will have combusted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been combusting
you will have been combusting
he/she/it will have been combusting
we will have been combusting
you will have been combusting
they will have been combusting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would combust
you would combust
he/she/it would combust
we would combust
you would combust
they would combust
Conditional continuous
I would be combusting
you would be combusting
he/she/it would be combusting
we would be combusting
you would be combusting
they would be combusting
Conditional perfect
I would have combust
you would have combust
he/she/it would have combust
we would have combust
you would have combust
they would have combust
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been combusting
you would have been combusting
he/she/it would have been combusting
we would have been combusting
you would have been combusting
they would have been combusting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you combust
we let´s combust
you combust
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to combust
Past participle
combusted
Present Participle
combusting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBUST

adjust · august · blockbust · boom-bust · bundobust · bust · crust · dost · dust · embussed · gust · just · lust · must · robust · rust · stardust · thrust · trust · wanderlust

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBUST

combings · combining · combining form · comble · combless · comblike · combo · combretum · combs · comburgess · combustibility · combustible · combustibleness · combustibly · combustion · combustion chamber · combustious · combustive · combustor · combwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBUST

antirust · antitrust · bandobust · beer bust · bite the dust · boom and bust · cocaine bust · disgust · distrust · entrust · exhaust · Faust · frust · go bust · holocaust · locust · National Trust · oust · Proust · sawdust

Synonyms and antonyms of combust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «combust» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COMBUST

Find out the translation of combust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of combust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «combust» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

燃烧
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

combustión
570 millions of speakers
en

English

combust
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

combust
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قابل للاحتراق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сжигать
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

combust
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

comburgess
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

brûler
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Comburgess
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

verbrennen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

燃やす
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

연소
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Comboess
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đốt cháy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

comburgess
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॉमबर्गस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

comburgess
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

combust
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

spalanie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спалювати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

combustie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbrand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbränna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

combust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBUST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of combust
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about combust

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBUST»

Discover the use of combust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Combine or Combust! Co-operating on Chemicals and Hazardous ...
Movement of Chemicals and Curbing Illegal Trade. Asia-Europe Environment Forum 4th Roundtable "Combine or Combust! Cooperating on Chemicals and Hazardous Substances management." 30 November - 1 December, Brussels, ...
Asia-Europe Foundation, 2005
2
Combustion
Energy Combust. Sci. 15, 287 (1989). 7. Zeldovich, Y. B., Acta Physicochem. USSR 21, 557 (1946). 8. Bowman, C. T., Prog. Energy Combust. Sci. 1, 33 (1975) . 9] Fenimore, C. P., Proc. Combust. Inst. 13, 373 (1971). 10] Bowman, C. T., and  ...
Irvin Glassman, Richard Yetter, 2008
3
Combust the Sun
Combust the Sun is the first meeting of these two dynamic women as they unravel the Marathon murders amidst the growing tension of their explosive relationship.
Andrews, Austin, 2006
4
Lean Combustion: Technology and Control
Combust. Flame 1, 127–128. Borghi, R. (1985). On the structure and morphology of turbulent premixed flames. In: RecentAdvances in the Aerospace Science. Plenum, New York, pp. 117–138. Bradley, D. (1999). Instabilities and flame speeds ...
Derek Dunn-Rankin, 2011
5
Quality and Reliability of Large-Eddy Simulations II: II
Proc. Combust. Inst. 27 (1998) 917. 5. B ̈ohm, B., Br ̈ubach, J., Ertem, C., Dreizler, A., Experiments for LES validation. Flow Turb. Combust. 80 (2008) 507- 529. 6. Bray, K.N.C., Moss, J.B., Libby, P.A., Unified modeling approach for premixed ...
‎2010
6
Combustion Phenomena: Selected Mechanisms of Flame ...
Combust. Inst. 30: 339–347, 2005. 20. D. Veynante, L. Vervisch, T. Poinsot, A. Liñán, and G. R. Ruetsch, Triple flame structure and diffusion flame stabilization, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulent Research: 55–73, 1994.
Jozef Jarosinski, Bernard Veyssiere, 2009
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Focus on Combustion Research
[23] Bray,K.N.C. Proc R Soc London 1990, A431, 315-335. [24] Catlin, C.A.; Lindstedt, R.P. Combust Flame 1991, 85, 427-439. [25] Duclos, J.M.; Veynante, D .; Poinsot, T. Combust Flame 1993, 95, 101-1 17. [26] Schmidt, H.P.; Habisreuther , P.; ...
Sung Z. Jiang, 2006
8
Combustion Generated Fine Carbonaceous Particles: ...
Res. 6 (2004) 613-626. 12. J. Appel, H. Bockhorn, M. Frenklach, Combust. Flame. 121 (2000) 122-136. 13. A. Kazakov, M. Frenklach, Combust. Flame 114 (1998) 484-501. 14. M. Balthasar, M. Frenklach, Combust. Flame 140 (2005) 130-145.
Henning Bockhorn, 2009
9
Experimental Investigation of the Auto-ignition ...
G. Adomcit, Combust. Flame 109 (4) (1997) 599-619. [8] R. Minelli, M. Carlier, M. Ribaucour, E. Therssen, L.R. Sochct, Proc. Combust. Inst. 26 ( 1996) 747-753. [9] S. Tanaka, F. Ayala, J.C. Keck, J.B. Heywood, Combust. Flame 132 (2) (2003) ...
Stephen Michael Walton, 2008
10
Microgravity Combustion: Fire in Free Fall
Altenkirch, R.A., Eichhorn, R., and Shang, P.C. (1980) Combust. Flame 37, 71±83 . Altenkirch, R. A., Tang, L., Sacksteder, K.A, Bhattacharjee, S., and Delichatsios, M.A. (1998) Proc. Combust. Inst. 27, 2515±2524. Anderson, M.K., Sleight, R.T., ...
Howard D. Ross, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combust is used in the context of the following news items.
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The directors of The Lego Movie are making a Star Wars movie …
... Miller on stage to talk about the project would quite possibly cause the Hall H crowd to spontaneously combust. We'll be there to find out what ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
2
Behold the mighty Swiss SPACE JUNK NOSHER PODULE
... orbit to recapture SwissCube. It will trap the box and then, in a Gandalf versus Balrog fall of death, the two will combust in the atmosphere. «The Register, Jul 15»
3
Fayetteville principal back at home after suffering third-degree burns
"I flicked my lighter, and I watched. I saw the gas combust, and it pretty much exploded in my face." Williams said the accident seemed to unfold ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
4
Wichita street flooding can kill a car engine, shops say
... the intake gets submerged, it sends water into the engine, which can cause an engine to lock up, because engines don't combust liquid well. «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
5
Summer of Science
But at about 28 miles up, there is much less oxygen in the air to combust, so it is unlikely the rocket actually exploded. SpaceX is still investigating precisely what ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The Big Read: It all comes out in the wash
... towels, says "Stain remover" on the front, yet on the back it says "If you use this for removing stains your clothes will spontaneously combust". «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: Who are Babymetal – as BONKERS as they are amazing!!
... J-pop on its head and merged cheesy dance routines with screaming, pyrotechnics and guitars that will make your eardrums combust. «Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
SunCoke Energy Partners Price Target Lowered to $25.00 at …
The Company's cokemaking ovens utilize heat recovery technology designed to combust the coal's volatile components liberated during the ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
9
Sneak Peek: See Inside The New Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette
Naked Smoky contains twelve shades: High, Dirtysweet, Radar, Armor, Slanted, Dagger, Black Market, Smolder, Psssword, Whiskey, Combust and Thirteen. «Her.ie, Jul 15»
10
Firefighters prevent major blaze after haybales begin to self-combust
FIREFIGHTERS have spent more than six hours working to preventing a major blaze at a farm near Beaworthy after hundreds of bales of hay ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
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