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winnow down

/ˈwɪnəʊ daʊn/

/ˈwɪnoʊ daʊn/

winnow downverb

winnowed down

Past Simple

winnowed down

Past Participle

winnowing down

Gerund

/ˈwɪnəʊ daʊn/

/ˈwɪnoʊ daʊn/

Translations

We need to winnow down the list of candidates to just three.

Нам нужно сократить список кандидатов до трех.

Definitions

To reduce the number of options or candidates by removing the less desirable ones.

The committee had to winnow down the list of applicants to just three finalists.

Synonyms

narrow down

cut down

pare down