down
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- adjective
- /daʊn/
- Is it peaceful down there?
- go down
- top-down
- way down
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Examples
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I had to go down to the garage.
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I think we'll do a bit on that one down there.
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This must just go right down like this.
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You would win more down than up right now.
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- Dude, just so you know, I came down here to have some alone time.
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I'm all alone down there.
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Everyone up here versus everyone down there?
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As a result, welfare rolls today are down over forty-four percent in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
During the last month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Academic text (2015) -
The temperature is expected to go down to freezing tonight.
Synonyms
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On or to a lower floor of a building, often the floor below you
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To a position close to the ground
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1.4
Moving or pointing toward a lower position, often about prices and trends
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3.9
In a direction from a higher level to a lower level
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
10
8.1
Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness
- Informal
8
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Informal
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5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
- Informal
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9.5
Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens
- Informal
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5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
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5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
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6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
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8.3
Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them
- Informal
3
5.9
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
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4.9
Things that rise will later fall, for example prices or fortunes
- Informal
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6.9
To treat someone badly when they already have problems
- Australian
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9.9
To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful
Compounds
- US
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3.1
A first payment you make when you buy something and pay the rest in later payments
- Informal
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4.6
Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems
- Jargon
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6.3
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
- Specialized
5
3.2
A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
- Specialized
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6.4
A reduction in the value of something a company owns to show it is now worth less
- Archaic
2
6.4
Workers who stay in their workplace and refuse to leave until the employer meets their demands
- Informal
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6.1
A severe scolding from someone in charge, often in front of other people
- Specialized
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3.3
A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
- Specialized
1
8.8
A bow movement from the part near your hand toward the tip when playing a string instrument
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very small particle inside protons and neutrons with an electric charge of minus one third
- Specialized
1
5.6
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
A large British sheep with a dark face and a thick coat that people keep for meat and wool
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Down comes from an old English word dūn meaning 'from a higher to a lower place', so it describes moving or being at a lower position, level, or amount.