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

The heart of music industry was ravaged by fires, burning down the homes of thousands of people who remain displaced across Southern California. —Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025

Air quality in the area remains poor after his building burned down in the Palisades Fire. —Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025

But nearly 200,000 acres of forest were chopped or burned down in 2023 – placing Madagascar in the top 10 countries for forest loss globally. —Julie Bourdin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025

Instead, folks who are part of the membership club or on the waitlist will be invited to burn down first. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025