turn down
/ˌtɝn ˈdaʊn/
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Type
Phrasal verb
Meaning
To refuse or decline a request, offer, or invitation.
He decided to turn down the job offer because the commute was too long.
Why did they turn down your proposal?
To reduce the volume, heat, or intensity of an appliance or light.
Please turn down the music so the baby can sleep.
The heat was turned down before everyone left the office.
To fold or bend the edge of something downward.
The hotel staff will turn down the bed sheets during evening service.
Turn down your collar before you go inside.
How it's used
Both orders mean the same thing.
- turn down the offer
- turn the offer down
it and them go in the middle: “turn it down.” Not “turn down it.”
She turned down the invitation to speak.
Collocations
- turn down an offer
- turn down a request
- turn down an invitation
- turn down an applicant
- turn down the volume
- turn down the heat
- turn down the music
- turn down the lights
- turn down the bed
- turn down a collar