step down

• Verbe à particule signifiant quitter une fonction, un poste ou une position de pouvoir ou de responsabilité, souvent de manière volontaire.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of resigning or leaving a position of authority or responsibility.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Resign from a positionformal

   To voluntarily leave a job, role, or position of authority.

   Démissionner d'un poste

   • The CEO decided to step down after ten years of service.
   • She stepped down from her role as committee chair.
   • He was asked to step down due to the controversy.

   Synonymesabdicategive upleavequitrelinquishresignretirestand-down

   Antonymesacceptassumetake

2. Reduce or decreaseformal

   To lower the level, intensity, or amount of something.

   réduire, diminuer

   • The company plans to step down production gradually.
   • We need to step down the voltage to avoid damage.
   • The government stepped down its involvement in the project.

   Synonymescurtailcutdecreasediminishlessenlowerminimizemoderatereducescale down

   Antonymesboostelevateincreaseintensifyraise

Verbe de basestep