Meaning of "flame" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAME

From Anglo-French flaume, from Old French flambe, modification of flamble, from Latin flammula a little flame, from flamma flame.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLAME

flame  [fleɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAME

Flame is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb flame in English.

WHAT DOES FLAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flame

A flame is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic reaction taking place in a thin zone. Some flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density to be considered plasma.

Definition of flame in the English dictionary

The first definition of flame in the dictionary is a hot usually luminous body of burning gas often containing small incandescent particles, typically emanating in flickering streams from burning material or produced by a jet of ignited gas. Other definition of flame is the state or condition of burning with flames. Flame is also a brilliant light; fiery glow.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLAME

PRESENT

Present

I flame

you flame

he/she/it flames

we flame

you flame

they flame

Present continuous

I am flaming

you are flaming

he/she/it is flaming

we are flaming

you are flaming

they are flaming

Present perfect

I have flamed

you have flamed

he/she/it has flamed

we have flamed

you have flamed

they have flamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been flaming

you have been flaming

he/she/it has been flaming

we have been flaming

you have been flaming

they have been flaming

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 flamed

you flamed

he/she/it flamed

we flamed

you flamed

they flamed

Past continuous

I was flaming

you were flaming

he/she/it was flaming

we were flaming

you were flaming

they were flaming

Past perfect

I had flamed

you had flamed

he/she/it had flamed

we had flamed

you had flamed

they had flamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been flaming

you had been flaming

he/she/it had been flaming

we had been flaming

you had been flaming

they had been flaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will flame

you will flame

he/she/it will flame

we will flame

you will flame

they will flame

Future continuous

I will be flaming

you will be flaming

he/she/it will be flaming

we will be flaming

you will be flaming

they will be flaming

Future perfect

I will have flamed

you will have flamed

he/she/it will have flamed

we will have flamed

you will have flamed

they will have flamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been flaming

you will have been flaming

he/she/it will have been flaming

we will have been flaming

you will have been flaming

they will have been flaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would flame

you would flame

he/she/it would flame

we would flame

you would flame

they would flame

Conditional continuous

I would be flaming

you would be flaming

he/she/it would be flaming

we would be flaming

you would be flaming

they would be flaming

Conditional perfect

I would have flame

you would have flame

he/she/it would have flame

we would have flame

you would have flame

they would have flame

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been flaming

you would have been flaming

he/she/it would have been flaming

we would have been flaming

you would have been flaming

they would have been flaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you flame
we let´s flame
you flame

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to flame

Past participle

flamed

Present Participle

flaming

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.

SYNONYMS OF «FLAME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flame» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of flame

affection · ardour · beau · beloved · blaze · blush · boyfriend · brightness · burn · colour · enthusiasm · fervency · fervour · fire · flare · flash · girlfriend · glare · glow · heart-throb · ignite · inferno · intensity · keenness · kindle · ladylove · light · lover · partner · passion · redden · shine · spark · squeeze · sweetheart · warmth

TRANSLATION OF FLAME

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 火焰
• Translator English - Spanish: llama
• English: flame
• Translator English - Hindi: लौ
• Translator English - Arabic: لَهَب
• Translator English - Russian: пламя
• Translator English - Portuguese: chama
• Translator English - Bengali: শিখা
• Translator English - French: flamme
• Translator English - Malay: Api
• Translator English - German: Flamme
• Translator English - Japanese: 炎
• Translator English - Korean: 불꽃
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyala
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngọn lửa
• Translator English - Tamil: சுடர்
• Translator English - Marathi: ज्योत
• Translator English - Turkish: alev
• Translator English - Italian: fiamma
• Translator English - Polish: płomień
• Translator English - Ukrainian: полум´я
• Translator English - Romanian: flacără
• Translator English - Greek: φλόγα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vlam
• Translator English - Swedish: låga
• Translator English - Norwegian: flamme

10 QUOTES WITH «FLAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flame.

1

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote. All of them went up in flame to Heaven in a fire which broke out one night at my home in Bad Homburg as I lay ill in a hospital.

2

Dante Alighieri

From a little spark may burst a flame.

3

John Berger

The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.

4

Hal Borland

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

5

Ken Burns

The flame is not out, but it is flickering.

6

William S. Burroughs

A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.

7

Karel Capek

You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.

8

Fidel Castro

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

9

Kate Chopin

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached.

10

Wilkie Collins

I am not against hasty marriages where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAME»

Discover the use of flame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Moth to a Flame

Every time she finds the courage to leave, fear convinces her to stay. Like a moth to a flame, Raven is drawn to Mizan, even though she knows he'll be the death of her.

Ashley Antoinette, 2012

Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International

The first in-depth look at working life inside a major human rights organization.

Stephen Hopgood, 2006

Violet Flame to Heal Body, Mind & Soul

This pocket guide describes how to use a high-frequency, spiritual energy to increase vitality, overcome blocks to healing, dissolve records of trauma and create positive change in our personal lives and for the planet.

Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 1997

Journey Into the Flame: Book One of the Rising World Trilogy

The books also have a different owner: Logan Cutler, who inherited them when Camden mysteriously disappeared. But when Logan auctions off the books to pay his debts, they fall into the wrong hands.

T. R. Williams, 2014

Flame

Michelle Lawson runs into her high school best friend Darin Greene.

Erin Moore, 2004

Flame

Determined to clear her brother's name, fiery Yankee Ashley Webster heads west and, shocked to learn that single women are not allowed on the wagon train, she decides to pay Tanner MacTavish to pose as her husband.

Connie Mason, 2003

Toward the Flame: A Memoir of World War I

The story begins with Lieutenant Allen and his men marching inland from the French coast and ends with their participation in the disastrous battle for the village of Fismette.

Hervey Allen, 1926

Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit

Voted one of Christianity Today's 1997 Books of the Year! In what may be regarded as his magnum opus, Clark Pinnock here turns attention to the vital Christian doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

Clark H. Pinnock, 2009

Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture

Yet, as the essays in this expanded edition of a special issue of the South Atlantic Quarterly confirm, there is more to fringe computer culture than cyberspace.

Mark Dery, 1994

Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism ...

The most up-to-date study of anarchist theory, practice, and history.

Lucien Van Der Walt, Michael Schmidt, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flame is used in the context of the following news items.

A flame we all carry

Burlington's Mark Oldershaw, of the Burloak Canoe Club, as the Canadian flag-bearer, leads the Canadian team into the Rogers Centre during ... «InsideHalton.com, Jul 15»

Local contractors demonstrate the dangers of not wearing certified …

It was a flame test with a "thermo-man" showing the dangers taken on by wearing gear not approved by the safety company Underwriters ... «KERO 23ABC News, Jul 15»

Special Olympics flame arrives in downtown LA for games

Nearby, Lilia's 13-year-old sister, Alina, walked with their mother, Rita Ford, who held a torch carrying the Special Olympics flame toward its ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Pan Am Games 2015 Opening Ceremony Features Dance, Flame …

The opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games began with a stunning pow wow based on the show's theme "From Dream to Reality.”. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»

Genre blending, Hinglish, and The Flame in the Flood

I'm as bored as everyone else is when it comes to the old games are like x debate. Games are like books or movies? Hmm. Games are like ... «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»

Pan Am torchbearer Myles Lynch runs flame to SickKids, site of his …

“I've been training a little bit every day and now to be running, especially with the Pan Am flame, I could never imagine running like this.”. «insideTORONTO.com, Jul 15»

“Flame of Hope” lit in Halifax

The torch pegged the “Flame of Hope,” was lit surrounded by Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, athletes, coaches, and a host of police ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»

Firefighters rescue 'Little Flame' from RV exhaust pipe

HAZEL DELL, Wash. (AP) — Clark County firefighters handled a little flame when a Hazel Dell couple noticed a kitten in the exhaust of their RV. «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»

PAC-MAN makes appearance in Waka Flocka Flame, Good …

Waka Flocka Flame and Good Charlotte make an unstoppable team in the new music video for “Game On,” from the original soundtrack for ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

An old flame and a handsome friend arrive at Lucy Cavendish's house

The Builder is standing in front of me. I haven't seen him for a year. The last time we were together, I'd moved to the Other Place and… well, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»