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

However, his life was struck by tragedy first in 1966, when his wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident, and again two years later when his two eldest sons died when his home outside Nashville burned down. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025

The night before, four more houses on our street had burned down. —Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025

In the past, Misty (Samantha Hanratty) is still keeping secrets from her teammates, and Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) will have some serious explaining to do when the team finds out about his role in the cabin burning down. —Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025

Redick, who personally felt the effects of the fires as his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood burned down, understands the devastation firsthand. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025