burn down

transitive intransitive of a structure

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）建物などを完全に燃やして無にする、全焼させる / （自動詞）建物などが完全に燃えて、残り何もなくなる

The vandals threatened to burn down the old church if the town didn't meet their demands.

暴徒たちは町が要求に応じなければ、古い教会を全焼させると脅した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage.

Sense（2）

(intransitive, of a structure) To burn completely, so that nothing remains.

A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down.

burns down

（ present singular third-person ）

burning down

（ participle present ）

burned down

（ participle past ）

burned down

（ past ）

burnt down

（ participle past ）

burnt down

（ past ）