VERB
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take a downward direction
The economy finally turned down after a long boom -
reject with contempt
She spurned his advances -
make lower or quieter
turn down the volume of a radio -
refuse entrance or membership
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
They turned away hundreds of fans -
refuse to accept
He refused my offer of hospitality
How To Use turn down In A Sentence
- The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.
- Why did he turn down the invitation?
- The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse. Jules Renard
- The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.
- When they turn down an empty glass for me, it's going to be _empty_. The Plastic Age
- I had to turn down a job offer from a theatre because the pay was too low.
- The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.
- Turn down the heat, then add the cooked fresh porcini and the chopped parsley. Times, Sunday Times
- It would seem a shame to turn down such a cunning manoeuvre without a compelling need.
- turn down the volume of a radio