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If something burns down, or someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire.
Examples of use:
1. There was a huge fire at the factory and it burned down.
2. He was sent to prison for deliberately burning down the hotel.
| infinitive |
burn down |
| present simple |
burn down and burns down |
| -ing form |
burning down |
| past simple |
burned down or burnt down |
| past participle |
burned down or burnt down |
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