Dimmed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

become dim or lusterless

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːɡli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪmd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪmd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɡli/.

Examples

the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
Time had dimmed the silver
The distinction between the two theories blurred

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slur dip dim blur blind

Antonyms

undimmed focus

Parts of Speech

verb	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
verb	become dim or lusterless “the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
verb	make dim or lusterless “Time had dimmed the silver”
verb	make dim by comparison or conceal
verb	become vague or indistinct “The distinction between the two theories blurred”
adjective	made dim or less bright “the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”

Word Forms

blur	noun	a hazy or indistinct representation
dimness	noun	the state of being poorly illuminated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedimmt

(die Scheinwerfer eines Autos) von einem höheren auf ein niedrigeres Licht umschalten

🇫🇷French

atténué

passer (les phares d'une voiture) d'un faisceau supérieur à un faisceau inférieur

🇪🇸Spanish

atenuado

cambiar (los faros de un automóvil) de una luz más alta a una más baja

🇮🇹Italian

oscurato

passare (i fari di un'auto) da un fascio più alto a uno più basso

🇳🇱Dutch

gedimd

schakelaar (de koplampen van een auto) van een hogere naar een lagere lichtbundel

🇵🇹Portuguese

esmaecido

mudar (os faróis de um carro) de um farol mais alto para um mais baixo

🇷🇺Russian

затемнен

переключить (фары автомобиля) с дальнего на ближний свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंद हो

(कार की हेडलाइट्स) को ऊंचे से निचले बीम पर स्विच करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আবছা

সুইচ (একটি গাড়ির হেডলাইট) একটি উচ্চ থেকে একটি নিম্ন মরীচি

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கலான

(ஒரு காரின் ஹெட்லைட்கள்) உயரத்திலிருந்து கீழ் கற்றைக்கு மாறவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మసకబారిపోయింది

(కారు హెడ్‌లైట్‌లు) ఎత్తు నుండి దిగువ పుంజానికి మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधुक

(कारचे हेडलाइट्स) उंचावरून खालच्या बीमवर स्विच करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાંખું

(કારની હેડલાઇટ) ઊંચાથી નીચલા બીમ પર સ્વિચ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಕಾದ

(ಕಾರಿನ ಹೆಡ್‌ಲೈಟ್‌ಗಳು) ಎತ್ತರದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಕಿರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬದಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങി

(കാറിൻ്റെ ഹെഡ്‌ലൈറ്റുകൾ) ഉയർന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് താഴ്ന്ന ബീമിലേക്ക് മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਧਮ

(ਕਾਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੈੱਡਲਾਈਟਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚੇ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਬੀਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدھم

(کار کی ہیڈلائٹس) کو اونچی سے نچلی بیم میں تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变暗

将（汽车前灯）从较高光束切换到较低光束

🇯🇵Japanese

薄暗くなった

（車のヘッドライトを）高いビームから低いビームに切り替える

🇰🇷Korean

흐리게

(자동차의 헤드라이트를) 높은 빔에서 낮은 빔으로 전환하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mờ đi

chuyển (đèn pha của ô tô) từ chùm sáng cao hơn sang chùm sáng thấp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

จางลง

สวิตช์ (ไฟหน้ารถ) จากสูงไปต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

redup

saklar (lampu depan mobil) dari lampu yang lebih tinggi ke yang lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

lumabo

lumipat (mga headlight ng kotse) mula sa mas mataas patungo sa mas mababang sinag

🇲🇾Malay

dimalapkan

suis (lampu kereta) daripada rasuk yang lebih tinggi kepada rasuk yang lebih rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خافتة

تبديل (المصابيح الأمامية للسيارة) من الضوء الأعلى إلى الضوء الأدنى

🇮🇷Persian

کم نور شد

سوئیچ (چراغ خودرو) از پرتو بالاتر به پایین

🇹🇷Turkish

soluk

(bir arabanın farlarını) yüksek huzmeden alçak hüzmeye geçirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּעַם

לעבור (פנסים של מכונית) מאלורה גבוהה יותר לנמוכה יותר

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