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narrow down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | narrow down - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"pin down, nail down, narrow, peg down, specifydetermine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"concretize - make something concrete | | 2. | narrow down - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"specialize, narrow, specialisevary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"overspecialise, overspecialize - become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" |
Translationsnarrow down
narrow downTo pare the number of people or things on a list down to a more manageable or select number. A noun or pronoun can be used between "narrow" and "down." We've narrowed down our list of candidates to just three, but it's going to be nigh impossible to choose from them. Let's narrow it down to just our very top choices, otherwise we'll never pick a place to go.See also: down, narrownarrow something down (to people or things)to reduce a list of possibilities from many to a selected few. We can narrow the choice down to green or red. We narrowed down the choice to you or Paul.See also: down, narrowEncyclopediaSeeNarrownarrow down
Related to narrow down: look over, come through, awaited, overhyped, scrutinised, coming alongSynonyms for narrow downverb define clearlySynonyms- pin down
- nail down
- narrow
- peg down
- specify
Related Wordsverb become more focus on an area of activity or field of studySynonyms- specialize
- narrow
- specialise
Related Words- vary
- alter
- change
- overspecialise
- overspecialize
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