quemar

Senses

1. 1.

   to burn

   to consume or destroy with fire or heat

2. 2.

   to burn (oneself)

   to injure oneself with heat or fire; to scald

3. 3.

   to burn (figurative)

   to use up rapidly; to waste resources; to be burned out

4. 4.

   to burn (sun/cold)

   to irritate or damage skin from sun exposure or intense cold

Examples

• "El fuego quemó la casa completamente."

  The fire burned the house completely.

• "Me quemé la mano con agua caliente."

  I burned my hand with hot water.

• "Está quemado después de trabajar tantos años en el mismo puesto."

  He is burned out after working so many years in the same position.

Usage

Quemar is a regular -ar verb. In reflexive form (quemarse), it means "to burn oneself" or "to get burned." Colloquially, estar quemado means to be exhausted or burned out. The verb is widely used in both literal and figurative contexts.