B2 verb محايد

bottom

/ˈbɒtəm/

To reach the lowest point or level before starting to rise or improve again. It is frequently used in academic and economic contexts to describe data cycles or market trends reaching their minimum value.

أمثلة

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1

House prices finally bottomed last month after a long decline.

Real estate costs reached their lowest point last month before stabilizing.

2

The economic indicators suggest the recession has bottomed out.

Data shows the period of economic decline has reached its lowest level and is poised for recovery.

3

My energy levels bottomed after the long hike.

I reached the point where I had the least possible energy remaining.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
bottom
Verb
bottom
صفة
bottom
مرتبط
bottoming
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'bottom' of a bowl; once a marble rolling down hits the bottom, it can only go back up the other side.

اختبار سريع

Analysts are hopeful that the unemployment rate has finally ____ out.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: bottomed

أمثلة

1

House prices finally bottomed last month after a long decline.

everyday

Real estate costs reached their lowest point last month before stabilizing.

2

The economic indicators suggest the recession has bottomed out.

formal

Data shows the period of economic decline has reached its lowest level and is poised for recovery.

3

My energy levels bottomed after the long hike.

informal

I reached the point where I had the least possible energy remaining.

4

The researchers noted that the population decline bottomed during the mid-1990s.

academic

Scientists observed that the lowest point of the population loss occurred in the mid-1990s.

5

We believe the commodity price will bottom near the fifty-dollar mark.

business

Our firm expects the price to stop falling once it hits roughly fifty dollars.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
bottom
Verb
bottom
صفة
bottom
مرتبط
bottoming

تلازمات شائعة

bottom out to reach the lowest point and stop falling
bottom at to reach the lowest point at a specific numerical value
nearly bottomed almost at the lowest possible level
market bottomed when stock prices reach their lowest point in a cycle
bottomed recently having reached the minimum point in the near past

العبارات الشائعة

bottom out

to reach the lowest point before starting to increase again

the bottom line

the most important factor or the net profit of a business

from the bottom of my heart

with complete sincerity and deep feeling

يُخلط عادةً مع

bottom vs base

Base refers to a physical foundation or support, whereas 'bottom' as a verb specifically describes the process of hitting the lowest point of a trend.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

In academic and business English, the verb is almost always used as the phrasal verb 'bottom out' when discussing statistics or economic cycles.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often use 'bottom' as a transitive verb (e.g., 'to bottom the price'), but it is typically intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object.

💡

نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'bottom' of a bowl; once a marble rolling down hits the bottom, it can only go back up the other side.

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أصل الكلمة

Derived from the Old English 'botm', meaning the lowest part, ground, or foundation of something.

أنماط نحوية

Usually intransitive Frequently used as the phrasal verb 'bottom out' Regular past tense: bottomed
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السياق الثقافي

In Western business culture, 'bottoming out' is often viewed with cautious optimism as it signals the end of a downward trend.

اختبار سريع

Analysts are hopeful that the unemployment rate has finally ____ out.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: bottomed

عبارات ذات صلة

كلمات ذات صلة

unknown

A1

A person or thing that is not known, recognized, or familiar. It often refers to a mysterious situation or a person who has not yet achieved fame or success.

of

A1

A preposition used to show a relationship between a part and a whole, or to indicate belonging and origin. It connects a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence to specify which one or what kind.

in

A1

A preposition used to indicate position within a container, a space, an area, or a period of time. It describes being surrounded by something or being inside the boundaries of a location.

it

A1

A third-person singular pronoun used to refer to an object, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned or is clear from context. It is also frequently used as a dummy subject to talk about time, weather, or distance.

on

A1

A preposition used to indicate that something is in a position above and supported by a surface. It is also used to indicate a specific day or date, or to show that a device is functioning.

as

A1

A conjunction used to compare two things that are equal in some way. It is most commonly used in the pattern 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to show similarity.

this

A1

Used to identify a specific person, thing, or idea that is physically close to the speaker or has just been mentioned. It can also refer to the present time or a situation that is currently happening.

by

A1

A preposition used to show the method or means of doing something, or to identify the person or thing that performs an action. It frequently appears in passive sentences to indicate the agent or before modes of transport.

we

A1

The word 'we' is a first-person plural pronoun used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people collectively. It is used as the subject of a sentence or clause.

or

A1

A coordinating conjunction used to connect two or more possibilities or alternatives. it indicates that only one of the options is likely, required, or true.

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