dial back
dial back · dials back · dialed back / dialled back · dialing back
применшити, применшувати
преуменьшать
verharmlosen, kleinreden, bagatellisieren
To reduce; to restrainTo reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
» Dial it back, Tom.
Сбавь обороты, Том.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
Examples
1 sentencesDial it back, Tom.
ruСбавь обороты, Том.
Forms
dials back, dialing back, dialed back, dialed back| Base form | dial back · to dial back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dials back |
| Present participle | dialing back |
| Past simple | dialed back / dialled back |
| Past participle | dialed back / dialled back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- dial upподзвонити, дзвонитиTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
- dial backприменшити, применшуватиTo reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
- dial outTo make a call using an outbound line.
- dial inTo configure or set up (particularly a complex machine with many configuration options [especially knobs and dials).
- dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb