to bring down
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /brɪŋ daʊn/
:
reducir
- The question is, what could we do to bring down housing prices?
- bring down prices
- bring down costs
- bring down inflation
The question is, what could we do to bring down housing prices?
- The question is, what could we do to bring down housing prices?
- Bailey said bringing inflation down is our absolute priority.
- And there are ways to bring down those costs.
- Again, this is all going to help you bring down the price of these bills.
- They've simplified and actually brought the price down because what did they do?
- And then that's that that tends to bring down the price.
- Part of my plan is what we must do to bring down the price of groceries.
- The key is bring down the temperature in the house.
Examples
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Part of my plan is what we must do to bring down the price of groceries.
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Through their lower fees, the organizations have achieved considerable success in bringing down mortality rates.
Academic text (2003) -
And there are ways to bring down those costs.
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Again, this is all going to help you bring down the price of these bills.
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Scientists are working to bring down the cost of all these ideas.
Academic text (2012) -
Higher sales volumes also mean higher production levels, which will bring unit costs down.
Academic text (2016) -
Now, how are you going to bring down the cost of food and groceries?
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And the main objective is to speed up the transition to renewable energy, so that the entire world can bring down the pollution levels while continuing to reduce poverty.
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The Plano Real's main achievement by mid-1995 had been to bring down inflation sharply.
Academic text (1996) -
We need to find effective ways to bring down air pollution levels in the city.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To make something smaller in amount, size, or number
∞
1.0
To fall to a lower amount or level
802
1.0
Make something go down in position, amount, or strength
201
3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
181
2.8
Become less in amount or value
169
2.9
To reduce how much you buy and use to save money and be healthier
95
2.6
Cut something to make it smaller or neater
65
2.7
To make something smaller in amount or number
34
2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
14
4.1
Make something, like a taste, sound, or plan, less strong
10
5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
10
4.8
To make prices, levels, or activity fall
9
4.4
Make something smaller by removing parts you do not need
8
4.0
To make something smaller in size or amount
4
4.1
To make a feeling, sound, or action less strong
3
3.4
To make something smaller by cutting or removing parts
3
5.9
To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away
1
7.2
To make something less in small steps that are hard to bring back
1
3.4
Make a thing smaller by cutting or removing parts
Antonyms
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to elicit enthusiastic applause' cannot be derived from the literal meanings of 'bring' (to cause or convey) and 'down' (to lower or defeat); those constituents normally indicate reduction, movement, or defeat rather than approval. This meaning arises idiomatically in the phrase 'bring down the house' and is culturally specific, so a B1 learner who knows the words but has not encountered the idiom would not predict this sense.
Etymology
Bring down comes from the simple picture of taking something lower: to bring it down, like lowering a price tag or turning a dial, so it means 'to reduce a level, rate, or amount'.