bring down meaning
EN- VerbSGbrings downPRbringing downPT, PPbrought down
- (transitive) To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
- The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.
- (transitive) To reduce.
- The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.
- (transitive) To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- He brought down a pheasant with his first shot of the day.
- (sports) To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle.
- Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.
- (transitive) To make someone feel bad emotionally.
- The news of his death brought her down.
- (transitive) To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.
- "Well, your recitations just brought down the house, Anne. That sad one was simply splendid."
- Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of bring down in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Phrases
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
- Phrasal verbs
- Verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
- Transitive verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrases
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "bring down" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb and a transitive verb.