to turn down the offer

  • 1turn down — verb 1. refuse to accept (Freq. 5) He refused my offer of hospitality • Syn: ↑refuse, ↑reject, ↑pass up, ↑decline • Ant: ↑accept ( …

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  • 2turn down — verb Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to fold or double down 2. to turn (a card) face downward 3. to reduce the height or intensity of by turning a control < turn down the radio > 4. to decline to accept ; reject < turned down the offer > …

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  • 3turn down — ► turn down 1) reject an offer or application of or from. 2) adjust a control on (a device) to reduce the volume, heat, etc. Main Entry: ↑turn …

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  • 4turn down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you turn down a person or their request or offer, you refuse their request or offer. [V n P] Before this I d have smiled and turned her down... [V n P] I thanked him for the offer but turned it down... [V P n (not pron)] Would&#8230; …

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  • 5turn down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms turn down : present tense I/you/we/they turn down he/she/it turns down present participle turning down past tense turned down past participle turned down 1) to not accept an offer or request How could you turn …

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  • 6turn down — phr verb Turn down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mouth Turn down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appeal, ↑applicant, ↑application, ↑bass, ↑chance, ↑collar, ↑heat, ↑heater, ↑heating, ↑ …

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  • 7turn down — 1) reduce the loudness, brightness or force of something I went over to my next door neighbor and asked him to turn down his stereo. 2) refuse to accept, reject The union turned down the company offer of more money but no change in working&#8230; …

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  • 8offer — of|fer1 W1S1 [ˈɔfə US ˈo:fər, ˈa: ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: offrir, from Latin offerre, from ferre to carry ] 1.) [T] to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it …

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  • 9offer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɒfə(r)] / US [ˈɔfər] / US [ˈɑfər] verb Word forms offer : present tense I/you/we/they offer he/she/it offers present participle offering past tense offered past participle offered Ways of offering something to someone, and of accepting or&#8230; …

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  • 10turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10&#8230; …

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