German word

senken

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈzɛŋkən/

Meaning

  • verblower

Example

Wir senken die Preise.

We are lowering prices.

Illustration for senken (lower)

More examples

Bitte senken Sie die Heizung um zwei Grad.

Please lower the heating by two degrees.

Core concept

A hand moves a level downward, making a quantity, cost, or intensity smaller.

Common phrases

  • die Heizung senken

    lower the heating

  • die Geschwindigkeit senken

    lower the speed

  • die Lautstärke senken

    lower the volume

Similar words

sinken: Declines gradually in amount or intensity over time without direct intervention.
reduzieren: Intentionally cuts the size or proportion of something.
verringern: Reduces the amount or frequency of something.
herabsetzen: Sets a price, fee, or other charge at a lower level.

Definition in German

bewirken, dass etwas geringer oder niedriger wird; oft gebraucht für Mengen, Kosten oder Intensität und regelmäßig transitiv verwendet

Word origin

Senken comes from Old High German senken, a causative verb related to sinken and meaning to make something go down.

Usage tips

  • Senken is transitive and takes an accusative object, as in die Preise senken; sinken is intransitive for something going down itself.

Other meanings

  • reduceverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Absenkungreductionnoun
  • senkbarlowerableadjective

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