Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sunburn
Participle: sunburned
Gerund: sunburning
Indicative
Present
| I | sunburn |
| you | sunburn |
| he;she;it | sunburns |
| we | sunburn |
| you | sunburn |
| they | sunburn |
Perfect
| I | have sunburned |
| you | have sunburned |
| he;she;it | has sunburned |
| we | have sunburned |
| you | have sunburned |
| they | have sunburned |
Past
| I | sunburned |
| you | sunburned |
| he;she;it | sunburned |
| we | sunburned |
| you | sunburned |
| they | sunburned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sunburned |
| you | had sunburned |
| he;she;it | had sunburned |
| we | had sunburned |
| you | had sunburned |
| they | had sunburned |
Future
| I | will sunburn |
| you | will sunburn |
| he;she;it | will sunburn |
| we | will sunburn |
| you | will sunburn |
| they | will sunburn |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sunburned |
| you | will have sunburned |
| he;she;it | will have sunburned |
| we | will have sunburned |
| you | will have sunburned |
| they | will have sunburned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sunburn |
| you | sunburn |
| he;she;it | sunburn |
| we | sunburn |
| you | sunburn |
| they | sunburn |
Perfect
| I | have sunburned |
| you | have sunburned |
| he;she;it | have sunburned |
| we | have sunburned |
| you | have sunburned |
| they | have sunburned |
Imperfect
| I | sunburned |
| you | sunburned |
| he;she;it | sunburned |
| we | sunburned |
| you | sunburned |
| they | sunburned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sunburned |
| you | had sunburned |
| he;she;it | had sunburned |
| we | had sunburned |
| you | had sunburned |
| they | had sunburned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sunburn |
| you | would sunburn |
| he;she;it | would sunburn |
| we | would sunburn |
| you | would sunburn |
| they | would sunburn |
Perfect
| I | would have sunburned |
| you | would have sunburned |
| he;she;it | would have sunburned |
| we | would have sunburned |
| you | would have sunburned |
| they | would have sunburned |
Imperative
| you | sunburn |
| we | Let's sunburn |
| you | sunburn |
Verbs conjugated like 'sunburn'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sunburn'
unburn,
inburn,
outburn,
suborn,
unbury,
unturn,
burn,
forburn,
fullburn,
inturn,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”). See: Swedish '
solbränna'.
Sample Sentences
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c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, London: D.N. and T.C., 1678, Act V, Scene 2, p. 64,
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I have brought
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Your grace a Salamanders skin, to keep you
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From sun-burning.
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1724, Aaron Hill, The Plain Dealer, No. 81, 28 December, 1724, London: S. Richardson and A. Wilde, Volume 2, p. 199,
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[…] there is a Country, in the World, call’d Turkey; where Women are secur’d against the Danger of Sun-burning, by being kept out of the open Air, and lock’d up, like other Jewels, in Places where no Mischief can reach ’em.
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All foliage is necessary in Texas to keep the tomato fruit from sunburning. [2012, Greg Grant, Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, Minneapolis: Cool Springs Press, →ISBN, pages 148–149:]
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My Aunt charg’d me not to pull off my Glove for fear of Sun-burning my hand. [1668, John Dryden, Sir Martin Mar-all, London: H. Herringman, act II, page 11:]
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As we crossed the Colorado-Utah border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert […] [1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 1, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 3:]
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“Oh shoot, I’ve sunburned the top half of my boobs,” she said, frowning down her chest. [1989, Barbara Kingsolver, chapter 7, in The Bean Trees, New York: Harper and Row, page 95:]
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If you are serious about protecting your eyes, look into wearing goggles or alpine glasses that protect the sides of the eyes as well as the direct path of light into them. I once hiked up Mary’s Glacier wearing only a hat. That night after the hike I couldn’t sleep. I had sunburnt my eyes. It felt like hot pokers were being stuffed into my head. I could not open my eyes for four days. [1998, Kevin Ryan, The Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding, Masters Press, The McGraw-Hill Companies, →ISBN, page 106:]