turn down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === turn down (third-person singular simple present turns down, present participle turning down, simple past and past participle turned down) (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny. Antonym: take up (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down. ==== Usage notes ==== In all senses the object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “refuse”): accept (antonym(s) of “reduce power”): turn up ==== Related terms ==== turn over ==== Translations ==== === References === “turn down”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === down-turn, downturn