pare down
pare down verb: to reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
Verb
pare down (third-person singular simple present pares down, present participle paring down, simple past and past participle pared down)
- To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
- As companies keep paring down their delivery times – from two days to a day to two hours to an hour – longer stretches of the last mile will have to run through urban territory.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian
pare down meaning in Malayalam
pare down in Malayalam
- ക്രമേണ കുറക്കുക, കുറവ് വരുത്തുക
Forms of pare down
| third-person singular present | pares down |
|---|---|
| present participle | paring down |
| past participle | pared down |
| past | pared down |
Questions about pare down
- What does pare down mean?
- Pare down means to reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
- What is pare down in Malayalam?
- Pare down in Malayalam is ക്രമേണ കുറക്കുക, കുറവ് വരുത്തുക. See Pare down meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is pare down?
- Pare down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pare down?
- The past tense of pare down is pared down.
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