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narrow downto reduce the number of possibilities or choices by eliminating some options

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to reduce the number of possibilities or choices by eliminating some options

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnæroʊ daʊn/

Korean meaning: 선택지를 줄이다, 범위를 좁히다

Korean pronunciation: **내**로우 다운

Example Sentences

  • I have 50 dating apps, but I need to narrow down to just one before my phone explodes.
  • The detective narrowed down the suspects to three people who all hated pineapple pizza.
  • We narrowed down our vacation destinations from 20 countries to just Jeju Island.

narrow down

VERB

//ˈnæroʊ daʊn//

to reduce the number of possibilities or choices by eliminating some options

narrow down concept
💡 Concept

a head chef holds a large stack of recipe cards while carefully examining each one. She pulls out several cards from the pile and sets them aside on the counter. The remaining stack in her hands becomes noticeably smaller as she continues sorting. A sous chef watches nearby as the head chef points to only three remaining recipes from what started as dozens. The kitchen staff begins preparing ingredients for just those final selected dishes. reducing the number of possibilities by eliminating some options

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🎵 Rhyme

The sparrow guides the arrow to narrow down the right target!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnæroʊ daʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnærəʊ daʊn/

🌳Etymology

Rootnarrow
Suffix-down

Origin

narrow(좁은)와 down(아래로)의 결합으로, 넓은 범위를 점점 좁은 범위로 줄여나간다는 의미에서 나왔습니다. 마치 깔때기처럼 위에서 아래로 갈수록 좁아지는 모습을 연상하면 됩니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I have 50 dating apps, but I need to narrow down to just one before my phone explodes.

😄 Fun example

The detective narrowed down the suspects to three people who all hated pineapple pizza.

We narrowed down our vacation destinations from 20 countries to just Jeju Island.

😄 Fun example

After hours of debate, they narrowed down the company name to 'Super Awesome Corp.'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

reducelimitrestrictwhittle downfilter

Antonyms

expandbroadenwiden

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