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English verb: turn down | |||
| 1. | turn down (possession) refuse to accept | ||
| Samples | He refused my offer of hospitality. | ||
| Examples | They turn down the money | ||
| Synonyms | decline, pass up, refuse, reject | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, dishonor, dishonour | ||
| Verb group | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | accept, take, have | ||
| 2. | turn down (social) refuse entrance or membership | ||
| Samples | They turned away hundreds of fans. Black people were often rejected by country clubs. | ||
| Synonyms | refuse, reject, turn away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Verb group | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | allow in, intromit, admit, let in | ||
| 3. | turn down (communication) reject with contempt | ||
| Samples | She spurned his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rebuff, repel, snub | ||
| Verb group | decline, pass up, refuse, refuse, reject, reject, turn away, turn down, turn down | ||
| 4. | turn down (change) take a downward direction | ||
| Samples | The economy finally turned down after a long boom. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| 5. | turn down (change) make lower or quieter | ||
| Samples | Turn down the volume of a radio. | ||
| Synonyms | lour, lower | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
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