filter down
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Meaning · English
to be passed on or spread to lower levels
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
được chuyển xuống hoặc lan truyền đến cấp thấp hơn
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to strain or sift downward
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company's new policy will filter down to all employees eventually.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “filter down” mean?
to be passed on or spread to lower levels Literally: to strain or sift downward
Is “filter down” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.