Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To refuse, decline, or deny.

    He turned down all our offers of help.

    ablehnen, absagen, abweisen

    отверга́тьotvergátʹ, отве́ргнутьotvérgnutʹ, отклоня́тьotklonjátʹ

    відхиля́тиvidxyljáty, відхили́тиvidxylýty, відмовля́тисяvidmovljátysja

    refuse entrance or membership

  2. (idiomatic)To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

    Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.

    When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.

    reduzieren, herunterdrehen, herunterregeln

    убавля́тьubavljátʹ, уба́витьubávitʹ, уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ

    зме́ншуватиzménšuvaty, зме́ншитиzménšyty

  3. (idiomatic)To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.

    Turn down the blankets to let them air out.

    take a downward direction

Examples

418 sentences
  1. Could you turn down the radio?

    Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko

    ruВы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego

    deKönnten Sie das Radio leise stellen? — landano

  2. May I turn down the TV?

    Можна я зроблю телевізор тихіше? — deniko

    ruМожно я сделаю телевизор потише? — marafon

    deDarf ich den Fernseher leiser stellen? — al_ex_an_der

  3. Why did they turn down your proposal?

    Чому вони відмовилися від твоєї пропозиції? — deniko

    deWarum haben sie deinen Vorschlag abgelehnt? — cost

  4. Would you please turn down the TV?

    Ви не могли би, будь ласка, зробити телевізор тихіше? — deniko

    deKönntest du bitte den Fernseher leiser stellen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Would you mind turning down the radio?

    Вибач, але чи не міг би ти часом зробити радіо тихіше? — tikan0

    ruВы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego

    deWürde es dich stören, das Radio herunterzudrehen? — MUIRIEL

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
refuse, decline, deny:
reduce amount:
Русский
By meaning 2
refuse, decline, deny:
reduce amount:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
refuse, decline, deny:
reduce amount:

Forms

turns down, turning down, turned down, turned down
Base formturn down · to turn down
3rd person singularturns down
Present participleturning down
Past simpleturned down
Past participleturned down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturn down
he, she, itturns down

Past simpleLesson

all personsturned down

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turn down

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
refuse:acceptA2
reduce power:turn up

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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