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turn down

/tərn daʊn/
/tən daʊn/
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Other forms: turned down; turning down; turns down

To turn down is to reduce somethinglike the way you turn down your music after your mom asks half a dozen timesor to refuse somethinglike the way you turn down an invitation to a party you don't want to attend.

The phrase Turn down can be used in a variety of ways. You can turn down your own enthusiasm or the air conditioning blasting in your car — anything you want to decrease. And when someone makes an offer you have to refuseyou can also turn that down: "I'm sorry to turn down this opportunity to dress as an elf in the Christmas paradebut my pointy shoes are at the cleaners."

Definitions of turn down
  1. verb
    take a downward direction
    “The economy finally turned down after a long boom”
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    type of:
    decline worsen
    grow worse
  2. verb
    make lower or quieter
    turn down the volume of a radio”
    synonyms: lour lower
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    type of:
    decrease lessen minify
    make smaller
  3. verb
    refuse to accept
    disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn
    reject with contempt
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    types:
    dishonor dishonour
    refuse to accept
    bounce
    refuse to accept and send back
  4. verb
    refuse entrance or membership
  5. verb
    reject with contempt
    decline pass up refuse reject
    refuse to accept
    refuse reject turn away
    refuse entrance or membership
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    types:
    rebuff repel snub
    reject outright and bluntly
    type of:
    balk decline refuse
    show unwillingness towards
Pronunciation
US
/tərn daʊn/
UK
/tən daʊn/
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