turn somebody/something ↔ down

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishturn somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1 QUIETREDUCEto turn the switch on a machine such as an ovenradio etc so that it produces less heatsound etc OPP turn up Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work.2 REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto refuse an offerrequestor invitation They offered her the job but she turned it down. I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York! Josie’s already turned him down (=refused his offer of marriage). → turn→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusturn down• And then he turned it down.• And your life is about to be turned upside down.• Putting me on foryou knowturning him down.• BFor utility plannersthe world was turned upside downalmost overnight.• Oliver Mowat turned him downand that was that.• By the by Sylvia de Charmante made a huge pass at him and he turned her down flat.• The Michigan Supreme Court turned her down in 1994 and on Mondaythe Supreme Court affirmed that opinion. turned him down• Brown initially had tried to name Longo to the Transportation Commissionbut Longo turned him down.• Managementunfortunatelyturned him down.• Six times in eight years he pleaded that they send him and six times they turned him down.• Oliver Mowat turned him downand that was that.• And when Bill Elasky tried to suggest a project of his own design the students turned him down flat.• But when she turned him down he married her sister instead.• Maybe she just turned him down once too often.From Longman Business Dictionaryturn down phrasal verb1[transitive] turn something → down to refuse an offer or requestHe turned down a job at an investment bank.2[intransitive] if an economy etc turns downthe level of activity etc fallscompanies become less profitable etcWhen the economy turns downthe aerospace industry suffers toohowever exciting the projects. → see also downturn → turn→ See Verb table

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turn

Simple Form
Present
Iyouwethey	turn
hesheit	turns
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Past
Iyouhesheitwethey	turned
Present perfect
Iyouwethey	have turned
hesheit	has turned
Past perfect
Iyouhesheitwethey	had turned
Future
Iyouhesheitwethey	will turn
Future perfect
Iyouhesheitwethey	will have turned
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am turning
hesheit	is turning
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youwethey	are turning
Past
Ihesheit	was turning
youwethey	were turning
Present perfect
Iyouwethey	have been turning
hesheit	has been turning
Past perfect
Iyouhesheitwethey	had been turning
Future
Iyouhesheitwethey	will be turning
Future perfect
Iyouhesheitwethey	will have been turning
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