Значение

значений: 3
  1. (непереходный)To reduce in size or number.

    Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.

    The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers.

    (of a company) reduce in size or number of employees

  2. (переходный)To reduce the workforce of.

    They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.

    сокраща́тьsokraščátʹ, сократи́тьsokratítʹ

  3. (эвфемизм, переходный)To terminate the employment of.

    Joe got downsized and became a plumber.

    увольнятьuvolʹnjatʹ, сокращатьsokraščatʹ

Примеры

предложений: 10
  1. It's time to begin downsizing.

  2. Tom is downsizing.

  3. You may downsize to a smaller house.

  4. After all, even salesmen are desperate to avoid being targeted for downsizing.

  5. Sami helped companies downsize.

Переводы

языков: 3
Русский
По значениям 2
to reduce the workforce of:
to terminate the employment of:

Происхождение

From down- + size.

From down- + size.

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Формы

downsizes, downsizing, downsized, downsized
Базовая формаdownsize · to downsize
3-е лицо ед. числаdownsizes
Причастие настоящего времениdownsizing
Прошедшее времяdownsized
Причастие прошедшего времениdownsized

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theydownsize
he, she, itdownsizes

Past simpleУрок

все лицаdownsized

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave downsized
he, she, ithas downsized

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill downsize

Синонимы

синонимов: 32

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 6
Связанныеrightsizeupsize

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соседние слова
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