dim
To make something less brightTo make something less bright.
» Tom asked me to dim the lights.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To make something less bright.
He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.
verdunkeln, dimmen
затемнятьzatemnjatʹ
make dim or lusterless
(intransitive)To become darker.
The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.
тускнетьtusknetʹ
тьмяні́тиtʹmjaníty, потьмяні́тиpotʹmjaníty
become vague or indistinct
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
make dim by comparison or conceal
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
(figuratively)To diminish, dull, or curtail.
All these setbacks had started to dim the hopes of the students.
Nothing will dim their spirit of resilience.
Examples
87 sentencesTom asked me to dim the lights.
Tom asked Mary to dim the lights.
The theater dimmed, and the movie began.
Does Tom seem dim-witted to you?
The light in the room grew dim.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grFrom Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur (“dark”), Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).
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Forms
dims, dimming, dimmed, dimmedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle