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Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream, Gently, - as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!
Bryan Procter

Meaning of "adown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADOWN

adown  [əˈdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adown is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ADOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of adown in the English dictionary

The definition of adown in the dictionary is down, downward.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADOWN


breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
down
daʊn
lie-down
ˌlaɪˈdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pared-down
ˌpeədˈdaʊn
Portadown
ˌpɔːtəˈdaʊn
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn
run-down
ˌrʌnˈdaʊn
scaled-down
ˌskeɪldˈdaʊn
shooting-down
ˈʃuːtɪŋˈdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn
upside-down
ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn
upsideowne
ˌʌpsaɪˈdaʊn
watered-down
ˌwɔːtədˈdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADOWN

adoptionism
adoptionist
adoptious
adoptive
adoptively
adorability
adorable
adorableness
adorably
adoration
adore
adorer
adoring
adoringly
adorn
adorner
adornment
Adorno
Adowa
adoze

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
broken-down
cut down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
low-down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
turn down
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of adown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADOWN

Find out the translation of adown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

adown
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adown
570 millions of speakers

English

adown
510 millions of speakers

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adown
380 millions of speakers
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adown
280 millions of speakers

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adown
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adown
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

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adown
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adown
190 millions of speakers

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adown
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

adown
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Translator English - Korean

adown
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

adown
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Adown
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adown
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adown
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

adown
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

adown
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adown
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

adown
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adown
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

adown
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

adown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOWN»

The term «adown» is normally little used and occupies the 109.032 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adown

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QUOTES WITH «ADOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word adown.
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Bryan Procter
Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream, Gently, - as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADOWN»

Discover the use of adown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Down-Adown-Derry
Walter de la Mare. DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY DowN-adown-derry, Sweet Annie Maroon, Gathering daisies In the meadows of Doone, Hears a shrill piping, Elflike and free, Where the waters go brawling In rills to the sea; Singing ...
Walter de la Mare, 2008
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Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring
A. Left panel depicts SPV of 15 mmHg in a critically ill patient, most of it being due to a ADown. B. Right panel depicts same patient after the administration of 1000 ml of plasma expander. The AUp increased to 6 mmHg comprising nearly all ...
Michael R. Pinsky, Didier Payen, 2004
3
The American School Dialogue Book
Ha, how the moon shone in the hall, Glistling adown the warriors tall — Ned. ( Aside.) Do you hear that Judge ? " Glistling adown !" « . Judge. (Aside.) Of course I hear it. • . 'Ned.. (Aside.) There he gees again; No, he's looking up. Judge. ( Aside.) ...
4
Sir Ralph de Rayne and Lilian Grey: A Legend of the Abbey ...
A Legend of the Abbey Church, St. Albans Francis Bennoch. REQUIEM. Adown, adown, adown, in the deep dark tomb are laid Our brave young knight, our lady bright, the grave their bridal bed. The sun that rose so full of joy has set in misty ...
Francis Bennoch, 1872
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Down-Adown-Derry; a Book of Fairy Poems, with Illus. by ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Walter de la Mare, 2012
6
Zuleika Dobson: An Oxford Love Story
All adown those empty other tables gleamed the undisturbed cutlery, and the flowers in the pots innocently bloomed. And all adown either wall, unneeded but undisbanded, the scouts remained. Some of the elder ones stood with closed eyes ...
Max Beerbohm, 2009
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The Works of Mr. Edmund Spenser
... Long tofs'd with Storms, and bet with bitter WindJ High over Hills, and low adown the Dale, She wandred many a Wood,.aod•mea&ry many aValtt XXJXi At laft, fhe chaonced by good hap to meet A goodly Knighty fair marching by the way .
Edmund Spenser, John Hughes, 1715
8
The Annual Review and History of Literature
The may be considered as a result of that in- Hindoos are from Tibet ; for it is clear terest, which, since his achievement, the that they flourished in the Penjab, and British public has taken in Egypt. adown the Indus, or Sind, as well as The ...
Arthur Aikin, 1806
9
Dearden's miscellany
Her bosom heaves with sympathetic sigh, A gentle smile lights up both lip and eye, The tear-drop falls adown her ivory cheek, And thus dear woman's kindliest feelings speak — She lingers pensive o'er the fragrant spot, And wreathes her ...
William Dearden, 1839
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry
... lore my infant mind approv'd, * And glowing transports in my bosom thrill'd, * Adown ' Adown the vales, by ever-murm'ring rills, * Led by z3o BEAUTIES OF POETRY. Evening Address to a Nightingale Ode to Health '127 Philo's Complaint .

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sizzling News - Sanchez Energy (SN),Iron Mountain (IRM), Allscripts …
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX)moved downduring the previous trading session, traded with adown of -0.81% and closed ... «Techsonian, Jul 15»
2
Stocks Trending Alert- Canadian Solar (CSIQ),Williams Partners …
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EPC)moved downthe previous trading session, traded with adown of -2.15% and closed at $101.10 After total ... «Techsonian, Jul 15»
3
Stories these hills narrate
Clusters of rocks in haughty might there frown. Like clouds that come to quench their thirst adown. With bosom, old companions would I hold. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
Stocks in a bear Hug - Linn Energy (LINE),EQT (EQT), YY (YY), King …
YY Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:YY)moved down during the previous trading session, traded with adown of -0.01% and closed at $79.44, after total ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
5
Bearish Runners - Pall (PLL),Scorpio Bulkers (SALT), Comstock …
Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK)moved down during the previous trading session, traded with adown of -1.58% and closed at $3.74, after ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
6
Slumping Stcoks - UnitedHealth (UNH),LyondellBasell Industries …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)moved down during the previous trading session, traded with adown of -0.54% and closed at $63.09, after total ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
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Melting Stocks - MGM Resorts International (MGM),Altria (MO), AK …
AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS)moved down during the previous trading session, traded with adown of -3.85% and closed at $4.88, ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
8
Stocks Ticking Down - Quiksilver(ZQK),AirMedia (AMCN), Chevron …
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)moved down during the previous trading session, traded with adown of -0.56% and closed at $99.31, after ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
9
Cathedral of St. Paul: A reading of John Ireland's first homily
... defiant of storm in its granite walls, as the Church itself is ever proven to be, whatever the cruel winds battling against it adown the centuries. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Mar 15»
10
Herald claims Goche tried to hire Mugabe assassins
This follows allegations by sister publication, the Sunday Mail, that Mujuru planned to liquidate Mugabe if he refused to step-adown and allow ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Nov 14»

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