burn down

phrasal verb

burned down or burnt down; burning down; burns down

1

of a building or other structure : to be destroyed by fire

The hotel burned down in 1922.

2

of a fire : to become smaller : to gradually produce less and less flame

We watched the fire as it slowly burned down.

3

: to destroy (something) by fire

Vandals burned down the school.

burned it down

Examples of burn down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Michelle’s father’s house burned down, and an extended stay with her grandmother became untenable, the family collectively decided that the best option was to place her, Jessie, and their older brother Rickey in a Florida Baptist Children’s Home. —Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025

Los Angeles — Nine months after a raging inferno decimated the Los Angeles area, claiming the lives of a dozen people and burning down thousands of homes and businesses, officials have arrested a suspect in Florida on suspicion of arson. —Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025

More than 30 Christians were beheaded in Mozambique last month, with churches and homes burned down, according to a new report. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

Prince allegedly fled in the vehicle and threatened to burn down her home, the DA's office said. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for burn down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown