goreti

1. to burn; to be on fire
   Vatrogasci su stigli dok je kuća još gorela. — The firefighters arrived while the house was still burning.
   U kaminu gori vatra. — A fire is burning in the fireplace.
2. (of a light) to be on
   U kuhinji je celu noć gorelo svetlo. — The kitchen light was on all night.
3. (of the face, body) to burn; to be burning hot
   Dete gori od temperature. — The child is burning up with fever.
   Obrazi su joj goreli od stida. — Her cheeks were burning with shame.
4. (+ od + gen.) to burn; to be dying
   Gorim od nestrpljenja da čujem novosti. — I'm dying to hear the news.
5. colloq. (of an urgent matter) to be urgent
   Polako, ne gori, uradićemo to sutra. — Easy, there's no rush, we'll do it tomorrow.
   Šta ti gori, zašto žuriš? — What's the big rush, why are you in such a hurry?

The verb is intransitive; to burn something is paliti or spaljivati.