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# sunburnt

«sunburnt» in Mova's school dictionary: **red, sore and hot because you stayed in strong sunshine…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sunburnt — also sunburned)

### meaning for a pupil

1) If you are sunburnt, your skin is red, sore and hot because you stayed in strong sunshine too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#m1)

2) Sunburnt is also the past form of the verb «sunburn», used for skin that has been burnt by the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons being sunburnt is a warning sign: use sun cream, a hat, shade and clothing (Slip, Slop, Slap in Australia and New Zealand). In stories it shows a long day outdoors. Phrases: «get sunburnt», «badly sunburnt», «sunburnt nose».

### examples

- I got sunburnt at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x1)
- His shoulders were badly sunburnt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x2)
- Put on sun cream so you don't get sunburnt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x3)
- You can get sunburnt even on a cloudy day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x4)
- Her nose was sunburnt after the hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x5)
- Sunburnt skin may peel after a few days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x6)
- Cool water helps sunburnt skin feel better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x7)
- The four boys grew up to be tall young men, with sunburnt faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/#x8)

### note

Sunburnt (UK, Australia) and sunburned (US) are both correct. The noun is «sunburn» (uncountable): «I have sunburn». Myth: clouds do not stop sunburn; UV rays pass through them. Water, snow and sand reflect sunlight and make burning more likely.

### In the corpora

- [Pale pigs can get sunburnt like fair-skinned people, so farmers sometimes give them shade or sun cream.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/138-peppa-pig-real-pigs/5/)
- [People with darker skin can still get sunburnt and still need sun protection.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/16/)
- [You can get sunburnt on a cloudy day, because most of the sun's burning ultraviolet light passes through clouds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sunburnt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunburnt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.