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1. down
adverb. ['ˈdaʊn'] spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.
Synonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
Rhymes with Down
- abbottstown
- abbotstown
- mcquown
- uptown
- renown
- mcgown
- mccown
- mccoun
- frown
- drown
- crowne
- crown
- clown
- browne
- brown
- towne
- town
- shoun
- noun
- lown
- gown
- around
How do you pronounce down?
Pronounce down as daʊn.
US - How to pronounce down in American English
UK - How to pronounce down in British English
Sentences with down
1. Particle
Be sure to cut up larger branches or they will take way too long to break down.
2. Adverb
Pull the panel down and away from the washer to remove it.
Quotes about down
1. Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.
- Alanis Morissette
2. Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you"and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other."To the children and the innocent it's all the same.
- Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
3. Down with tyranny!' Bramble cried. 'Aristocracy! Autocracy! Monocracy! Other ocracy things! You are outnumbered, sir! Surrender!
- Heather Dixon, Entwined
3. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] being or moving lower in position or less in some value.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
4. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] drink down entirely.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
5. down
noun. ['ˈdaʊn'] soft fine feathers.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
6. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] bring down or defeat (an opponent).
Synonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
7. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] becoming progressively lower.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
8. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] eat immoderately.
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
9. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] understood perfectly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)