Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).

  2. (transitive)To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).

    сноси́тьsnosítʹ, снести́snestí

  3. (transitive)To cause to fall to the floor

    cause to come or go down

Examples

60 sentences
  1. The oldest movie theater in town is being pulled down now.

    Зараз зносять найстаріший в місті кінотеатр.

    ruСамый старый в городе кинотеатр сейчас сносят.

    deDas älteste Kino der Stadt wird gerade abgerissen.

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  2. We saw the old building pulled down.

    ruМы видели, что старое здание снесли.

    deWir sahen, dass man das alte Gebäude abgerissen hatte.

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  3. We saw some old houses pulled down.

    deWir sahen, wie alte Häuser abgerissen wurden.

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  4. They decided to pull down the old building.

    ruОни решили снести старое здание.

    deSie entschieden sich, das alte Gebäude abzureißen.

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  5. Tom pulled his cap down over his eyes.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
demolish:

Forms

pulls down, pulling down, pulled down, pulled down
Base formpull down · to pull down
3rd person singularpulls down
Present participlepulling down
Past simplepulled down
Past participlepulled down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypull down
he, she, itpulls down

Past simpleLesson

all personspulled down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pulled down
he, she, ithas pulled down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pull down

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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