brought down; bringing down; brings down
1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
brought down a deer with one shot
a politician who was brought down by scandal
2
: to carry (a total) forward
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
And winds gusting up to 45 mph could bring down tree branches, the weather service says.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
While painful, Howe’s third Budget is now remembered as one that tamed inflation and enabled interest rates to be reduced, bringing down a high exchange rate that had been hammering British industry.
—Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Verb
One thing that should fans some solace, though, is that The Athletic's Mitch Bannon reported that deferrals are expected to bring down the annual value of the deal to roughly $26 million per year.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
And winds gusting up to 45 mph could bring down tree branches, the weather service says.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
While painful, Howe’s third Budget is now remembered as one that tamed inflation and enabled interest rates to be reduced, bringing down a high exchange rate that had been hammering British industry.
—Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bringdown
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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