phase down
phase down · phases down · phased down · phasing down
To gradually reduce the size or scale ofTo gradually reduce the size or scale of.
Meaning
1 sensesTo gradually reduce the size or scale of.
Forms
phases down, phasing down, phased down, phased down| Base form | phase down · to phase down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | phases down |
| Present participle | phasing down |
| Past simple | phased down |
| Past participle | phased down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).
- phase inTo introduce (something) little by little, either via discrete phases of increase or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to introduce in phases, or as if by phases (gradually); to begin (something) gradually.
- phase downTo gradually reduce the size or scale of.
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedphasedown
Lessons 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