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English verb: let down | |||
| 1. | let down (motion) move something or somebody to a lower position | ||
| Samples | Take down the vase from the shelf. | ||
| Synonyms | bring down, get down, lower, take down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depress, dip, incline, reef | ||
| Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Antonyms | lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | ||
| 2. | let down (emotion) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | ||
| Samples | Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to let down Sue | ||
| Synonyms | disappoint | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | betray, come short, disenchant, disillusion, fail, fall short | ||
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