scale down
scale down · scales down · scaled down · scaling down
зменшити, знизити, зменшувати
сократить
reduzieren, abnehmen, vermindern
To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportionTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
reduce proportionally
(transitive)To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something.
Forms
scales down, scaling down, scaled down, scaled down| Base form | scale down · to scale down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scales down |
| Present participle | scaling down |
| Past simple | scaled down |
| Past participle | scaled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- scale upрости, зростатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.
- scale downзменшити, знизитиTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
- scale offTo peel off
- scale outTo scale up (a system) by adding more servers or nodes.
- scale inTo incrementally enter a position on an oversold market in view of indications of a rebound trend.
- scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- make smaller:reduce
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedscaledown
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