thin down
thin down · thins down · thinned down · thinning down
To become or make thinner or smallerTo become or make (something) thinner or smaller (in overall size, width or viscosity).
» The petrol is thinned down with water.
Das Benzin wird mit Wasser verdünnt.
Бензин разбавлен водой.
Meaning
1 sensesTo become or make (something) thinner or smaller (in overall size, width or viscosity).
Examples
1 sentencesThe petrol is thinned down with water.
ruБензин разбавлен водой.
deDas Benzin wird mit Wasser verdünnt.
Forms
thins down, thinning down, thinned down, thinned down| Base form | thin down · to thin down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thins down |
| Present participle | thinning down |
| Past simple | thinned down |
| Past participle | thinned down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- thin outпрорідити, проріджуватиTo make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.
- thin upTo become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).
- thin downTo become or make (something) thinner or smaller (in overall size, width or viscosity).
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