filter down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- Of a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.
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(idiomatic) (by extension) Of information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.
They might say that the economy is improving, but it is taking a long time for any money to filter down to the poorer classes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| filtered down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| filtered down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| filtering down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| filters down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |