What does “down” mean?
- 1
adverbtoward or in a lower place
Please sit down.
- 2
prepositionfrom a higher to a lower point of something, or along it
She ran down the stairs.
- 3
adjectivesad or unhappy
He’s been feeling a bit down lately.
Down at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb, preposition & adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /daʊn/ · DOWN
How to use “down” correctly
“Down the street” just means along the street, not necessarily lower.
Common phrases with “down”
- sit down
- calm down
- slow down
- down the street
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Idioms with “down”
- Throw money down the drain: To waste money on something that brings no benefit.
- Down in the dumps: Feeling sad, low or without energy.
- Go down in flames: Fail suddenly and completely, often in a very public way.
- Down to earth: Practical, realistic and easy to talk to, not proud or pretentious.
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