to narrow sth down to sth

  • 1narrow something down (to something) — ˌnarrow sthˈdown (to sth) derived to reduce the number of possibilities or choices • We have narrowed down the list to four candidates. Main entry: ↑narrowderived …

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  • 2ˌnarrow sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to reduce the number of possibilities or choices …

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  • 3narrow — nar|row1 W2S3 [ˈnærəu US rou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not wide)¦ 2 narrow escape 3 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc 4¦(ideas/attitudes)¦ 5 narrow sense/definition 6¦(limited)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: nearu] 1.) ¦(NOT WIDE)¦ …

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  • 4narrow*/*/*/ — [ˈnærəʊ] adj I 1) if something is narrow, there is only a short distance from one side of it to the other Ant: wide narrow streets[/ex] 2) limited Ant: broad a narrow range of options[/ex] 3) used about something that you succeed in doing but… …

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  • 5narrow — ▪ I. narrow nar‧row 1 [ˈnærəʊ ǁ roʊ] adjective 1. small in amount: • The polls give Mr. Edwards a narrow lead. • Analysts had expected a narrow decline in pretax earnings. • The Senate rejected the bid by a narrow margin ( …

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  • 6narrowing — narrow narrow 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] also narrow down to become less or to make something less in range, difference etc: • Growing competition for contracts will narrow profit margins. • The gap between the two companies is clearly… …

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  • 7money — currency and coin that are guaranteed as legal tender by the government, a regulatory agency or bank. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary at the money out of the money in the money NYSE Euronext Glossary * * * money mon‧ey [ˈmʌni] noun …

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  • 8lead — lead1 W1S1 [li:d] v past tense and past participle led [led] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take somebody somewhere)¦ 2¦(go in front)¦ 3¦(be in charge)¦ 4¦(cause something to happen)¦ 5¦(cause somebody to believe something)¦ 6¦(influence)¦ 7¦(be more successful)¦… …

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  • 9cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …

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  • 10corridor — noun ⇨ See also ↑hallway ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, long ▪ short ▪ narrow, wide ▪ central, main …

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