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CEFR B2+ · Verbs
cut down (trees)
/kʌt daʊn (triːz)/ Headword: cut 📚 Module 6: The Environment - Optional (p.335-338)
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Synonyms & Antonyms
To cut down trees means to fell them, usually to clear land or to use the wood. This action often has a significant environmental impact.
Synonyms
fell
deforest
clear-cut
log
Antonyms
plant
grow
reforest
Translations
cut down (trees) in your language
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عربي
قطع الأشجار يعني إسقاطها، عادة لتطهير الأرض أو استخدام الخشب.
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اردو
درختوں کو کاٹنا انہیں گرا دینا ہے، عام طور پر زمین صاف کرنے یا لکڑی استعمال کرنے کے لیے۔
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हिंदी
पेड़ों को काटना उन्हें गिराना होता है, आमतौर पर ज़मीन साफ़ करने या लकड़ी का उपयोग करने के लिए।
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中文
砍伐树木意味着将它们砍倒，通常是为了清理土地或使用木材。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
When you cut down trees, you make them fall to the ground. People do this to use the wood or to make space. It changes the environment a lot.
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Memory TipThink of 'cut down' as making something tall 'down' on the ground.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The company plans to cut down (fell) many trees to build new houses.
Environmental groups protested the decision to cut down (remove) the old forest.
It is important to replant trees after you cut them down (chop them).
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