burn down

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 the local church burned down, businesses helped rebuild it. — Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

After a fire burns down the family’s home and turns their lives upside down, her children are placed in foster care. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

At the same time, many owners of homes and businesses that burned down are more focused on navigating the byzantine rebuilding process and trying to sell their lots than on maintaining their properties. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

This date is commonly agreed upon as when the second version of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down by Herostratus. — USA Today, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for burn down

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