vote down
vote down · votes down · voted down · voting down
вбити, вбивати, убити
убивать, убить, остановить
töten, umbringen, ermorden
To defeat by a majority voteTo defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
His wife voted down the project the moment he suggested it.
vote against
Forms
votes down, voting down, voted down, voted down| Base form | vote down · to vote down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | votes down |
| Present participle | voting down |
| Past simple | voted down |
| Past participle | voted down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- vote outвбити, вбиватиTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
- vote downвбити, вбиватиTo defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
- vote upTo signal support or approval of something by voting for it; to achieve enough support to pass.
- vote inTo collectively approve a nominee for an office or position as a result of voting.
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- vote against:turn thumbs down
- thwart the passage of:killshoot downdefeatvote out
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