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turned down

turned down is the simple past of turn down.

turned down is the past participle of turn down.

Meaning of turn down

Verb

turn down (third-person singular simple present turns down, present participle turning down, simple past and past participle turned down)

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
    • He turned down all our offers of help.
    Antonyms:
    take up
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
    • Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
    • Turn down the blankets to let them air out.

Questions about turned down

What is turned down the simple past of?
Turned down is the simple past of turn down.

Words near turned down in the dictionary

  1. turned aside
  2. turned away
  3. turned back
  4. turned back the clock
  5. turned coat
  6. turned down
  7. turned forth
  8. turned heads
  9. turned in
  10. turned in on oneself
  11. turned in one's grave

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