bring down (verb)
1bring down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑let down, ↑get down • Ant: ↑raise ( …
2bring down — verb a) To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power. The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government. b) To reduce The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation. Syn …
3bring down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring down : present tense I/you/we/they bring down he/she/it brings down present participle bringing down past tense brought down past participle brought down 1) to cause a government or politician to lose… …
4bring down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power. [V P n (not pron)] They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition... [V n P]… …
5bring down — phr verb Bring down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cost, ↑fever, ↑government, ↑inflation, ↑level, ↑opponent, ↑price, ↑temperature, ↑unemployment, ↑wrath …
6bring down the house — verb To garner enthusiastic or wild applause …
7bring down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill] Syn. slay, murder, cut down, mow down*; see kill 1 . 2. [To cause to fall] Syn. injure, wound, overthrow; see fell , hurt 1 , oust . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: cut… …
8bring down — /ˌbrɪŋ daυn/ verb 1. to reduce ● Petrol companies have brought down the price of oil. 2. same as bring forward …
9bring down — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to cause to fall by or as if by shooting 2. to carry (a total) forward …
10bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …
