senken
Translation
to lower, to reduce, to sink, to cut
Examples
Wir müssen die Kosten senken.
We have to lower the costs.
Er senkte seinen Kopf.
He lowered his head.
Das Schiff senkte sich langsam.
The ship sank slowly.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) to lower/reduce sth. The company must lower the prices.
sich ((auf+4)) to descend/settle on sth. The fog settled on the city.
sich to sink/subside The ground subsided after the rain.
Similar Words
Synonyms: reduzieren, verringern; Antonyms: heben, erhöhen, steigern
Etymology
Causative form of 'sinken' (to sink, intransitive). It means 'to cause to sink' or 'to make lower'.
Memory Tips
Connect it to the English word 'sink'. 'Senken' is the action of making something else sink or go down.