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- Dictionarydown/daʊn/
adverb
- 1. towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface: "she looked down" Similar Opposite
- 2. to or at a lower level of intensity, volume, or activity: "keep the noise down"
preposition
- 1. from a higher to a lower point of (something): "up and down the stairs" Similar Opposite
- 2. throughout (a period of time): "astrologers down the ages" Similar
adjective
- 1. directed or moving towards a lower place or position: "the down escalator"
- 2. unhappy or depressed: "he's been so down lately" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. knock or bring to the ground: "175 enemy aircraft had been downed" Similar
- 2. consume (something, typically a drink): "he downed five pints of cider" Similar
noun
- 1. a period of unwelcome experiences or negative mood: informal "there had been more downs than ups during his years at the company" Similar Opposite
- 2. a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession.
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- English (US)
DOWN meaning: 1. in or towards a low or lower position, from...
- Downhill
DOWNHILL definition: 1. (moving) towards the bottom of a...
- Downward
DOWNWARD definition: 1. moving towards a lower position: 2....
- Downstairs
DOWNSTAIRS definition: 1. to or on a lower floor of a...
- Downstream
DOWNSTREAM definition: 1. in the direction a river or stream...
- Over
OVER definition: 1. above or higher than something else,...
- English (US)
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Down definition: from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position. See examples of DOWN used in a sentence.
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Anything that moves lower — in height, location, or volume — is down, so you can travel down south, tell your dog to get down, or turn your loud music down. Down can also refer to a mood or condition; if you're feeling down, you're sad, and if your computer is down, it's not working.
adverb. /daʊn/. /daʊn/. For the special uses of down in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example climb down is in the phrasal verb section at climb. Idioms. to or at a lower place or position. She jumped down off the chair. He looked down at her.