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down
adjective, adverb, preposition UK /daʊn/ Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb ‘to be’: Oil prices are down. as an adjective: I’ve been feeling rather down lately. 1 to or towards a lower place 1a moving towards a lower place or positionSomeone pushed him and he fell down the stairs. Snowflakes floated down through the cold night air. Tears were rolling down his cheeks. We watched the sun go down. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1b looking, pointing, or leading to a lower placeWe paused for a moment, gazing down into the valley below. steps leading down to the beach 1c from a higher place to the groundTheir plane came down in a field beside the motorway. Get down off that roof – it’s dangerous. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1d used for saying that you put something you are carrying onto a lower surfacePut the box down on the table.
2 in a lower place or at a lower levelIt was dark and cold down in the cellar. Your name’s further down the list. down below: We could hear noises coming from down below. Synonyms and related words
At a low position or level 3 into or in a sitting or lying position 3a moving your body into a sitting, bending, or lying positionWhy don’t you sit down and rest your legs? I crouched down behind some bushes. Synonyms and related words
To sit or lie down bed down collapse cross your legs 3b remaining in a sitting, lying, or bending positionThe headache was so bad she spent the rest of the day lying down. The video has exercises you can do while you are sitting down. Synonyms and related words
To sit or lie down bed down collapse cross your legs
4 in a direction away from you 4a moving or looking along a road, track, path etcI was walking down the street with a couple of friends. James looked back down the drive to see if anyone was following him. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement towards a place or person 4b moving or looking along a river in the same direction as the currentWe sailed down the Yellow River towards the open sea. Synonyms and related words 4c at a point somewhere on a road, path etc in a direction away from youThey live somewhere down Park Avenue. 100 yards/2 miles etc down something: The nearest hotel is five or six miles down the main road. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement away and changes of direction 4d at a point further along a river in the direction of the currentThere’s another bridge further down the river. Synonyms and related words
5 spokenat or to a place that is near youSandra’s just gone down to the shops. I saw him down at the station this morning. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
In informal British spoken English down is sometimes used without the preposition ‘to’ or ‘at’ when talking about a place that is near you: He’s down the pub with his mates. But many people think this is not correct.
6a going towards the southThousands of Scottish fans will be travelling down to London for the big match. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement in a specific direction 6b in a place that is to the south of where you areNewhaven is down on the south coast. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
7 when something is reduced 7a at or to a smaller amount, lower level etc than beforeThe government is determined to bring down unemployment. down to: House prices have come down to a more reasonable level. down by: Overall demand for heating energy last winter was down by about 10%. down on (=less than): Profits are 15% down on last year. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something 7b used for saying that something becomes less strong, less violent, or less loudThe storm had died down by evening. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something
8 used for saying that something is damaged or destroyed and falls to the groundThe opera house was burnt down in 1990. It’s more than ten years since the Berlin Wall came down. Synonyms and related words 9 used for saying that you write something on a piece of paper or in a bookI copied down his address and phone number. Let me write that down before I forget it. 10 used for saying that something is fastened or stuck to a surfaceThe lid of the box was screwed down tight. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 11 used for saying that the whole of a large object is cleaned from top to bottomWe need to wash down the walls before we can start painting. 12 when food or drink goes down, it goes from your mouth to your stomachHe gulped down his tea and got up from the table. Lunch consisted of pizza washed down with a glass of milk. Synonyms and related words
To process food in the body 13 used for saying that someone has an illnessbe/go/come down with something: Poor Susan went down with flu just before Christmas. Synonyms and related words
Feeling and being unhealthy or ill 14 used for saying that something is given to the next generation (=people who are alive after you die)hand/pass down: The ancient Gaelic songs have been handed down from generation to generation. Synonyms and related words
Inheritance, inheriting and heritage an accident of birth be descended from beneficiary 15 informalunhappy or sadbe/feel down: He’s been feeling very down since his wife went away. get someone down: All these problems are getting her down. Synonyms and related words 16 if you are down for a particular job, it has been arranged that you will do itdown for: I think I’m down for babysitting on Monday night. 17 if a player or team is a certain number of points down, that is the number of points they need in order to reach their opponent’s scoreAt half-time our team were two goals down. Synonyms and related words
Scoring points and goals a clean sheet aggregate all 18 if a computer system is down, it is not working Synonyms and related words
Relating to computer software, systems and equipment adaptive antivirus asynchronous 19 used for saying how many things you have dealt with and how many more still need to be dealt withone/two etc down and one/two etc to go: Well, that’s another exam over. Two down and four to go. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 20 used for saying that you pay an amount of money immediately when you buy something and will pay the rest laterOwn a brand new Fiat Bravo for only £99 cash down and £31.68 a week. Synonyms and related words
Describing ways of buying and selling at cost block booking bogof
be down on be down to someone be down to your last something down to down with... down
adjective, adverb, preposition US /daʊn/ Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb “to be”: Oil prices are down. as an adjective: I’ve been feeling rather down lately. 1 to or toward a lower place 1a moving toward a lower place or positionSomeone pushed him and he fell down the stairs. Snowflakes floated down through the cold night air. Tears were rolling down his cheeks. We watched the sun go down. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1b from a higher place to the groundTheir airplane came down in a field beside the highway. Get down off that roof, it’s dangerous. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1c looking, pointing, or leading to a lower placeWe paused for a moment, gazing down into the valley below. steps leading down to the beach 1d used for saying that you put something you are carrying onto a lower surfacePut the box down on the table.
2 in a lower place or at a lower levelIt was dark and cold down in the cellar. Your name’s farther down the list. down below: We could hear noises coming from down below. Synonyms and related words
At a low position or level 3 into or in a sitting or lying position 3a moving your body into a sitting, bending, or lying positionWhy don’t you sit down and rest your legs? I crouched down behind some bushes. Synonyms and related words 3b remaining in a sitting, lying, or bending positionThe headache was so bad she spent the rest of the day lying down. The tape has exercises you can do while you are sitting down. Synonyms and related words
4 in a direction away from you 4a moving or looking along a road, path, etc.I was walking down the street with a couple of friends. James looked back down the driveway to see if anyone was following him. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement towards a place or person 4b moving or looking along a river in the same direction as the currentWe sailed down the Yellow River toward the ocean. Synonyms and related words 4c at a point somewhere on a road, path, etc. in a direction away from youThey live somewhere down Park Avenue. 100 yards/2 miles, etc. down something: The nearest hotel is five or six miles down the main road. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement away and changes of direction 4d at a point farther along a river in the direction of the currentThere’s another bridge farther down the river. Synonyms and related words
5 spokenat or to a place that is near youI’m going down to the library – do you want me to take your books back? I saw him down at the station this morning. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 6a going toward the southMy mom and dad go down to Florida every winter. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement in a specific direction 6b in a place that is to the south of where you areNewhaven is down on the south coast. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
7 when something is reduced 7a at or to a smaller amount, lower level, etc. than beforeThe government is determined to bring down unemployment. down to: House prices have come down to a more reasonable level. down by: Overall demand for heating energy last winter was down by about 10%. down from: Crime is down 15% from last year. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something 7b used for saying that something becomes less strong, less violent, or less loudThe storm had died down by evening. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something
8 used for saying that something is damaged or destroyed and falls to the groundThe opera house burned down in 1990. It’s been more than ten years since the Berlin Wall came down. Synonyms and related words 9 used for saying that you write something on a piece of paper or in a bookI copied down his address and phone number. Let me write that down before I forget it. 10 used for saying that something is fastened or stuck to a surfaceThe lid on the jar was screwed down tight. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 11 used for saying that all of a large object is cleaned from top to bottomWe need to wash down the walls before we can start painting. 12 when food or drink goes down, it goes from your mouth to your stomachLunch consisted of a chicken pot pie washed down with a glass of milk. He gulped down his dinner and got up from the table. Synonyms and related words
To process food in the body 13 used for saying that someone has an illnessbe/come down with something: Poor Susan came down with flu just before Christmas. Synonyms and related words
Feeling and being unhealthy or ill 14 used for saying that something is given to the next generation (=people who are alive after you die)hand/pass down: The ancient creation stories have been handed down from generation to generation. Synonyms and related words
Inheritance, inheriting and heritage an accident of birth be descended from beneficiary 15 informalunhappy or sadbe/feel down: He’s been feeling very down since his wife went away. get someone down: All these problems are getting her down. Synonyms and related words 16 if you are down for a particular job, it has been arranged that you will do itdown for: I’ve got Tim down for babysitting on Monday night, and Jackie for Friday. 17 if a player or team is a certain number of points down, that is the number of points they need in order to reach their opponent’s scoreAt the end of the first half we were down three points. down by: The Nuggets were down by 12 at the end of the third period. Synonyms and related words 18 if a computer system is down, it is not working Synonyms and related words
Relating to computer software, systems and equipment 19 used for saying how many things you have dealt with and how many more still need to be dealt withone/two, etc. down and one/two, etc. to go: Well, that’s another class over. Two down and four to go. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 20 used for saying that you pay an amount of money immediately when you buy something and will pay the rest laterRight now you can buy the TV for no money down and six monthly installments of just $49.99. Synonyms and related words
Describing ways of buying and selling
be down on be down to someone be down to your last something be down with something down to down with... down1 down with someoneinformalon the same wavelength as someoneHe likes to think he’s down with the kids. Submitted from:
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down1 down with someoneinformalon the same wavelength as someoneHe likes to think he’s down with the kids. Submitted from:
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down1 uncountable the small soft feathers of a bird Synonyms and related words 1a soft short hairsthe soft down of her cheek Synonyms and related words
The skin, bones and fur of animals
2 downs plural areas of low hills covered with grass, especially in southern EnglandSynonyms and related words
Areas of land and soil with grass growing on them Synonyms and related words
Mountains, hills and cliffs
down1 uncountable the small soft feathers of a bird Synonyms and related words 1a soft short hairsthe soft down of her cheek Synonyms and related words
The skin, bones and fur of animals
2 downs plural areas of low hills covered with grass, especially in southern EnglandSynonyms and related words
Areas of land and soil with grass growing on them Synonyms and related words
Mountains, hills and cliffs
downverb transitive UK /daʊn/ 1 to drink or eat all of something quicklyHe downed his beer and left. Synonyms and related words
To eat in a particular way Synonyms and related words
To drink in a particular way 2 mainly journalismto make an aircraft crash to the ground by attacking it while it is flyingThe jet was downed by a surface-to-air missile. Synonyms and related words 2a to make someone or something fall to the groundLewis downed his opponent with a punch to the jaw. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
3 mainly journalismto defeat a player or team Synonyms and related words
To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
downverb transitive US /daʊn/ 1 to drink or eat all of something quicklyHe downed his beer and left. Synonyms and related words
To eat in a particular way Synonyms and related words
To drink in a particular way 2 mainly journalismto make an aircraft crash to the ground by attacking it while it is flyingThe jet was downed by a surface-to-air missile. Synonyms and related words 2a to make someone or something fall to the groundLewis downed his opponent with a punch to the jaw. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
3 mainly journalismto defeat a player or team Synonyms and related words
To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
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