nail down
/neɪl daʊn/
Confirm, Pinpoint
📚 Meanings
- 1.
To decide or agree on something definitively, such as a price, an agreement, or a plan.
"We need to nail down the exact date for the meeting."
- 2.
To identify or discover something precisely, such as a cause, a fact, or a problem.
"They couldn't nail down the source of the problem."
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Let's try to nail down a time for our next meeting by the end of the day.
Let's try to finalize a time for our next meeting by the end of the day.
The detective is trying to nail down the suspect's alibi.
The detective is trying to confirm the suspect's alibi definitively.
Before we start, we need to nail down the project scope.
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How do you pronounce nail down?
nail down is pronounced [/neɪl daʊn/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does nail down mean?
nail down means "Confirm, Pinpoint". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is nail down?
nail down is a Intermediate-level word.
Can you give an example sentence with nail down?
Example: "Let's try to nail down a time for our next meeting by the end of the day." — used to mean "Confirm, Pinpoint".
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