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taper off

/ˈteɪ.pər ɒf/

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/ˈteɪ.pər ɒf/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения постепенного уменьшения количества, интенсивности или активности.

A phrasal verb used to indicate a gradual decrease in amount, intensity, or activity.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Gradually decreaseinformal

    To become gradually smaller, weaker, or less frequent.

    ruПостепенно уменьшаться

    • The rain began to taper off in the afternoon.
    • His enthusiasm for the project started to taper off after a few months.
    • Sales usually taper off after the holiday season.

    Synonymsdecreasediminishdwindleease offlessenlet uppeter outslackensubsidewane

    Antonymsescalateincreaseintensifysurgeswell

Forms
  • tapered off past participle
  • tapered off past simple
  • tapering off present participle
  • tapers off third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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