to feel down
15
3.0
- phrasal verb
- /fiːl daʊn/
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sentirse decaído
- Whenever I feel down, I reach out to friends for support.
- feeling down and hopeless
- feeling down and depressed
- bothered by feeling down
I woke up today feeling unsettled, feeling down about this case.
- I woke up today feeling unsettled, feeling down about this case.
- So if you're ever feeling down, just pop on a video of that.
- You know, I also make sure I speak to people when I'm feeling down, which does happen.
- So Trump did what he always does when he feels down.
- When I feel depressed, like loads of people, I say I feel down, right?
- It's also downtime in another way that might make you feel down.
- That's why when I hear advice like go make some friends online and when you're feeling down, oh boy, that's tough advice.
- The remit, yes, So when I get upset or feel down, you know, here are the things that happen.
- Do you have you found that in your career, Dark episodes where you're where you feel down sometimes follow high episodes?
- If you're, you know, if you're feeling down, no matter what, physical activity will help you feel stronger.
Examples
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So if you're ever feeling down, just pop on a video of that.
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There are times when we feel down in the dumps, and sometimes it appears for no specific reason.
Blog text (20) -
We, we could all use help when we're feeling down, but we never know how or where to ask for it.
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And I was feeling down, but you got up there.
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Just when I was feeling peace about it, I started to feel down about it again on Friday night.
Blog text (3) -
Sally is feeling down, what do you think we need?
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Over the last two weeks, how often have you been feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
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He was feeling down because his work did not make the show.
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Your music is so uplifting; it helps me when I am feeling down.
Blog text (11) -
We will give them a hug if they are feeling down, and we will say: 'Don't worry; I'm here; talk to me.'
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
12
6.5
To be sad for a short time
3
7.0
Feel sad and a little down
1
7.5
To have a deep sadness and no meaning inside you
To feel sad and low for a while
To be a little sad and tired
To feel sad and moody
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to feel unhappy or sad' is directly derivable from combining 'feel' (to experience an emotion) with 'down' (feeling low or depressed). This follows the common English pattern feel + adjective and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand the expression.
Etymology
The phrase feel down may come from a simple image: when people are sad they lower their head and shoulders and look physically down. That's why feel down means 'to feel unhappy'.