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/ˈdaʊ̯n/

adverb · noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Toward a lower place or position.

  2. 02

    noun

    Soft fine feathers under a bird's outer feathers.

Examples

  • As I lay on my back, a pain shot down from my neck to my waist.

  • She jumped down off the chair.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [dəu̯n]
  • /ˈduːn/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

  2. To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Sad, ill, or not working well.

More examples

In context

  • Go down to the bottom of the page.

  • The cat jumped down from the table.

  • Put your hands down!

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Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English doun, doune (“down”), from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form of adūne (“down, downward”), from earlier ofdūne (“down”, literally “off the hill”), from of (“of, off of”) + dūn (“hill, mount, dune, down”). More at Etymology 2 below. For the development from directional phrases to prepositions, compare Old Frisian dene (“down”, adverb, literally “(to the) floor”), Middle Low German dāle (“down, downwards”, literally “(in/to the) dale/valley”), whence German Low German dal (“down”). Compare also Saterland Frisian deel (“down”, literally “to/into the dale”), West Frisian del (“down”). Cognate with Scots doon (“down”).