turn down
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turn down
verb turns down · turning down · turned down
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To refuse, decline, or deny.
He turned down all our offers of help.
Opposite: take up
- To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.
- To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down. Turn down the blankets to let them air out.
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verb refuse, decline, deny
| Español | rechazar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 断る kotowaru |
| 中文 | 拒絕 /拒绝 jùjué, 回絕 /回绝 huíjué |
| Português | recusar, rejeitar |
| Français | refuser, décliner |
| Deutsch | ablehnen, absagen, abweisen, zurückweisen, verweigern, sich verweigern |
| Italiano | rifiutare |
| Русский | отверга́ть otvergátʹ, отве́ргнуть otvérgnutʹ, отклоня́ть otklonjátʹ, отклони́ть otklonítʹ, отка́зываться otkázyvatʹsja, отказа́ться otkazátʹsja |
| עברית | סירב serév |
verb reduce amount
| Español | disminuir, reducir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 減少 /减少 jiǎnshǎo |
| Português | abaixar, diminuir, reduzir |
| Français | baisser |
| Deutsch | reduzieren, herunterdrehen, herunterregeln, niedriger stellen, verringern, herunter stellen |
| Italiano | abbassare |
| Русский | убавля́ть ubavljátʹ, уба́вить ubávitʹ, уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ, уме́ньшить uménʹšitʹ |
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@misc{turn_down_2026,
title = {turn down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20down},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
