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сни́зить

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verbperfective imperfective is снижа́ть
  • 1.

    to reduce, to lower, to cut, to decrease

    Магази́н сни́зил цены́ на овощи.

    The shop lowered the prices of vegetables.

    Used with prices, speed, pressure, costs, standards, etc.

  • 2.

    to lower, to bring down

    Пило́т сни́зил самолёт до трёх ты́сяч метров.

    The pilot brought the plane down to three thousand metres.

    Of aircraft and other objects in flight.

  • 3.

    (rareto demote, to downgrade

    Его сни́зили в до́лжности за оши́бку.

    He was demoted for his mistake.

    Usually in the phrase снизить в должности; понизить is more usual.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
сни́жу
ты-
сни́зишь
он/она́/оно́-
сни́зит
мы-
сни́зим
вы-
сни́зите
они́-
сни́зят
Imperative
ты
сни́зь
вы
сни́зьте
Past
masculine
сни́зил
feminine
сни́зила
neuter
сни́зило
plural
сни́зили

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

сни́зивший

that lowered, that reduced, having lowered, having reduced

Passive present

-

Passive past

сни́женный

reduced

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

сни́зив

снизивши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
сни́зить-to reduce; to lower; to demote
сни́зиться-to drop
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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • ichdieLivi edited related words 3 years ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 4 years ago.