verb
to burn (something), to be burned, to burn up / to be destroyed by fire
B1
verbrennen means to burn something (transitive) or to burn/get burned (intransitive). With transitive sense it takes haben in perfect tenses (hat verbrannt); with intransitive/stative result 'ist verbrannt' uses sein. It is a regular (weak) non‑reflexive verb, participle verbrannt, non‑separable and common collocations include 'etwas verbrennen'.
Examples
Bei der Arbeit verbrannte er sich die Hand an der heißen Pfanne.
At work he burned his hand on the hot pan.
Die Gärtner verbrannten die gesammelten Zweige, nachdem der Sturm sie auf die Felder geweht hatte.
The gardeners burned the collected branches after the storm had blown them onto the fields.
Das Feuer verbrannte alles.
The fire burned everything.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine the word 'verb' written on a piece of paper that suddenly catches fire and 'burns' away.
Think 'verb' + 'burn' — 'verburn' sounds like 'verbrennen'.
Notes
verbrennen is both transitive (to burn something) and intransitive (to be burned). Depending on usage, the perfect can be formed with haben (transitive: Er hat das Papier verbrannt) or sein (intransitive/passive-state: Das Essen ist verbrannt). The prefix ver- is inseparable. Common confusion: verbrennen (to burn) vs. brennen (to burn/ be on fire) — verbrennen often implies destruction by burning.