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Dowland

down


Definition: Meaning of, down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / daʊn /

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  1. to a lower position to or towards a lower place or position
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  2. in a lower place in a lower place or position
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  3. to lie/sit into a sitting or lying position
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  4. along at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path
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  5. south in or towards the south
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  6. somewhere local at or to a place that is not far away
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  7. river away from the place where a river starts
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  8. fastened to a surface used with verbs that mean 'fasten' to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it
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  9. less at or towards a level or amount that is less
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  10. losing losing to an opponent by a certain number of points
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  11. written used with verbs that mean 'write' to show that you write something on paper or in a book
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  12. on a list if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do something
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  13. to later times from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times
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  14. paid immediately paid to someone immediately
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  15. every part from top to bottom
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  16. swallowed in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing
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  17. sad unhappy or sad
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  18. computer if a computer is down, it is not working
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  19. be down to somebody if an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility
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  20. be down to somebody/something to be the result of one person's actions or one particular thing
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  21. be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc to be left with only a small amount of something
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  22. down to something/somebody including everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person
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  23. be/go down with something to have a particular illness
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  24. Down with somebody/something spoken used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power
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  25. be down on somebody/something informal to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair
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  26. leaving university British English used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of study
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  27. completed already done or completed
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  28. down under informal in or to Australia or New Zealand
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  29. Down! spoken used to tell a jumping dog to get down
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  30. be down with somebody spoken informal to be friends with someone
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
down downed downed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
downing downs
[transitive]
  1. to drink or eat something quickly
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  2. to knock or force someone to the ground
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  3. down tools British English to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a STRIKE (= protest about pay or conditions by stopping work)
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down downs
  1. [uncountable] soft hair like a baby's
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  2. [uncountable] the soft fine feathers of a bird
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  3. [countable] one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball
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  4. the downs low round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England
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  5. have a down on somebody British English informal to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone
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Down


Definition: Meaning of, Down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / daʊn /

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  1. 1828-1896 english physician who first described Down's syndrome
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Down used in phrases

  • Down Easter (noun)
    1. a native or resident of Maine
  • Down syndrome (noun)
    1. a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
  • Down's syndrome (noun)
    1. a condition that someone is born with, that stops them from developing in a normal way, both mentally and physically
  • Down, County
    1. a former DISTRICT in southeast Northern Ireland, next to the Irish Sea
  • Hampshire down (noun)
    1. british breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
  • Porton Down
    1. a place in the south of England where there is a government LABORATORY used for studying chemical weapons and BIOLOGICAL weapons (=weapons that use BACTERIA to kill people by giving them diseases)
  • bargain down (verb)
    1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price
  • batten down (verb)
    1. furnish with battens
  • bear down on (verb)
    1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship
    2. exert a force with a heavy weight
  • bear down upon (verb)
    1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship
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down-


Definition: Meaning of, down- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / daʊn /

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  1. at or towards the bottom or end of something [↪  up-]
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  2. used to show that something is being made smaller or less important [↪  up-]
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  3. used to show that something is bad or negative [↪  up-]
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