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burns down

burns down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn down.

Meaning of burn down

Verb

burn down (third-person singular simple present burns down, present participle burning down, simple past and past participle burned down or burnt down)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
    • The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage.
  2. (intransitive) To burn completely, so that nothing remains.
    • A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down.
  3. (slang, transitive) To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone).

Questions about burns down

What is burns down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn down.

Words near burns down in the dictionary

  1. burns bread
  2. burns coal
  3. Burns Creek
  4. burns daylight
  5. Burns dinner
  6. burns down
  7. burns in
  8. burns in hell
  9. Burns Night
  10. Burns nights
  11. burns off

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