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To refuse, decline, or deny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He turned down all our offers of help.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: take up
To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.
- When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Turn down the blankets to let them air out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
make lower or quieter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- turn down the volume of a radio
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lower, lour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decrease, lessen, minify
take a downward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The economy finally turned down after a long boom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worsen, decline
reject with contempt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: refuse, decline
Narrower terms: rebuff, snub, repel
refuse to accept
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He refused my offer of hospitality
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refuse, reject, pass up, decline
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: dishonor, dishonour, bounce
refuse entrance or membership
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reject, turn away, refuse
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
մերժել
(meržel)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Bulgarian:
отказвам
(otkazvam)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Bulgarian:
отхвърлям
(othvǎrljam)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Catalan:
rebutjar
— refuse, decline, deny
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Catalan:
refusar
— refuse, decline, deny
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Chinese Mandarin:
拒絕 /拒绝
(jùjué)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Chinese Mandarin:
回絕 /回绝
(huíjué)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Finnish:
torjua
— refuse, decline, deny
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French:
refuser
— refuse, decline, deny
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French:
décliner
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
ablehnen
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
absagen
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
abweisen
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
zurückweisen
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
verweigern
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
sich verweigern
— refuse, decline, deny
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German:
jemandem einen Korb geben
— refuse, decline, deny
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Hebrew:
סירב
(serév)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Hungarian:
elutasít
— refuse, decline, deny
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Hungarian:
visszautasít
— refuse, decline, deny
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Italian:
rifiutare
— refuse, decline, deny
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Japanese:
断る
(kotowaru)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Latin:
negō
— refuse, decline, deny
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Latin:
abnegō
— refuse, decline, deny
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Polish:
odrzucać
— refuse, decline, deny
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Polish:
odrzucić
— refuse, decline, deny
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Portuguese:
recusar
— refuse, decline, deny
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Portuguese:
rejeitar
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отверга́ть
(otvergátʹ)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отве́ргнуть
(otvérgnutʹ)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отклоня́ть
(otklonjátʹ)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отклони́ть
(otklonítʹ)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отка́зываться
(otkázyvatʹsja)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Russian:
отказа́ться
(otkazátʹsja)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Scottish Gaelic:
diùlt
— refuse, decline, deny
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Spanish:
rechazar
— refuse, decline, deny
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Swedish:
säga nej till
— refuse, decline, deny
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Swedish:
förkasta
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відхиля́ти
(vidxyljáty)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відхили́ти
(vidxylýty)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відмовля́тися
(vidmovljátysja)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відмо́вити
(vidmóvyty)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відкида́ти
(vidkydáty)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Ukrainian:
відки́нути
(vidkýnuty)
— refuse, decline, deny
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Arabic:
نْقص
(nqəṣ)
— reduce amount
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܟܸܦ
(mākip)
— reduce amount
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Bulgarian:
намалявам
(namaljavam)
— reduce amount
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Catalan:
abaixar
— reduce amount
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Catalan:
disminuir
— reduce amount
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Catalan:
reduir
— reduce amount
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Chinese Mandarin:
減少 /减少
(jiǎnshǎo)
— reduce amount
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Finnish:
hiljentää
— reduce amount
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Finnish:
alentaa
— reduce amount
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Finnish:
himmentää
— reduce amount
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Finnish:
vähentää
— reduce amount
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French:
baisser
— reduce amount
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German:
reduzieren
— reduce amount
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German:
herunterdrehen
— reduce amount
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German:
herunterregeln
— reduce amount
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German:
niedriger stellen
— reduce amount
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German:
verringern
— reduce amount
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German:
herunter stellen
— reduce amount
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German:
vermindern
— reduce amount
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Hungarian:
lehalkít
— reduce amount
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Hungarian:
lejjebb vesz/kapcsol/csavar/teker
— reduce amount
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Hungarian:
lecsavar
— reduce amount
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Hungarian:
tompít
— reduce amount
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Hungarian:
csökkent
— reduce amount
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Irish:
ísligh
— reduce amount
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Italian:
abbassare
— reduce amount
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Polish:
ściszać
— reduce amount
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Polish:
ściszyć
— reduce amount
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Portuguese:
abaixar
— reduce amount
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Portuguese:
diminuir
— reduce amount
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Portuguese:
reduzir
— reduce amount
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Russian:
убавля́ть
(ubavljátʹ)
— reduce amount
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Russian:
уба́вить
(ubávitʹ)
— reduce amount
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Russian:
уменьша́ть
(umenʹšátʹ)
— reduce amount
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Russian:
уме́ньшить
(uménʹšitʹ)
— reduce amount
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Serbo-Croatian:
smanjiti
— reduce amount
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Serbo-Croatian:
smanjivati
— reduce amount
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Spanish:
disminuir
— reduce amount
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Spanish:
reducir
— reduce amount
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Swedish:
sänka
— reduce amount
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Swedish:
dämpa
— reduce amount
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Ukrainian:
зме́ншувати
(zménšuvaty)
— reduce amount
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Ukrainian:
зме́ншити
(zménšyty)
— reduce amount
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Uzbek:
pasaytirmoq
— reduce amount
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Walloon:
baxhî
— reduce amount
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Walloon:
rastrinde
— reduce amount
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Walloon:
ravaler
— reduce amount