set fire to

set fire to someone or something

and set someone or something on fire

to ignite someone or something; to put someone or something to flames. The thief set fire to the building. The poor man accidentally set himself on fire.

set fire to

To cause to ignite and burn.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Uranus	yuw-RAY-nəs (English), YUWR-ən-əs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Alpin	['ælpin]
Lena	LE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
April	['eiprəl]
Kelli	KEL-ee	English
Tomiko	to-mee-ko	Japanese