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Detailed Synonyms for burn down in English

burn down:

to burn down verb (burns down, burnt down, burning down)

  1. to burn down
    to burn out; to burn down; burn to a cinder; to fire; to burn; to burn loose; to flare up; to burn up; to take fire
    • burn out verb (burns out, burnt out, burning out)
    • burn down verb (burns down, burnt down, burning down)
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • burn verb (burns, burnt, burning)
    • burn loose verb (burns loose, burnt loose, burning loose)
    • flare up verb (flares up, flared up, flaring up)
    • burn up verb (burns up, burnt up, burning up)
    • take fire verb (takes fire, took fire, taking fire)
  2. to burn down
    – burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire 1
    to go up; to burn down; to burn up
    – burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire 1
    • go up verb (goes up, went up, going up)
    • burn down verb (burns down, burnt down, burning down)
    • burn up verb (burns up, burnt up, burning up)
  3. to burn down
    – destroy by fire 1
    to fire; to burn; to burn down
    – destroy by fire 1
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • burn verb (burns, burnt, burning)
      • They burned the house and his diaries1
    • burn down verb (burns down, burnt down, burning down)

Conjugations for burn down:

present
  1. burn down
  2. burn down
  3. burns down
  4. burn down
  5. burn down
  6. burn down
simple past
  1. burnt down
  2. burnt down
  3. burnt down
  4. burnt down
  5. burnt down
  6. burnt down
present perfect
  1. have burnt down
  2. have burnt down
  3. has burnt down
  4. have burnt down
  5. have burnt down
  6. have burnt down
past continuous
  1. was burning down
  2. were burning down
  3. was burning down
  4. were burning down
  5. were burning down
  6. were burning down
future
  1. shall burn down
  2. will burn down
  3. will burn down
  4. shall burn down
  5. will burn down
  6. will burn down
continuous present
  1. am burning down
  2. are burning down
  3. is burning down
  4. are burning down
  5. are burning down
  6. are burning down
subjunctive
  1. be burnt down
  2. be burnt down
  3. be burnt down
  4. be burnt down
  5. be burnt down
  6. be burnt down
diverse
  1. burn down!
  2. let's burn down!
  3. burnt down
  4. burning down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "burn down":

  1. burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire1
  2. destroy by fire1

Related Synonyms for burn down