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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUN

doun  [duːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doun can act as an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES DOUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Doun

Doun is a town in the Zabré Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. As of 2005, the town has a population of 1,538.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOUN


afternoon
ˌɑːftəˈnuːn
balloon
bəˈluːn
Cameroon
ˌkæməˈruːn
cartoon
kɑːˈtuːn
commune
kəˈmjuːn
dune
djuːn
honeymoon
ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn
hoon
huːn
immune
ɪˈmjuːn
June
dʒuːn
Kun
kuːn
lagoon
ləˈɡuːn
maroon
məˈruːn
moon
muːn
noon
nuːn
soon
suːn
spoon
spuːn
toon
tuːn
tribune
ˈtrɪbjuːn
tune
tjuːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUN

douk
Doukhobor
doula
doulocracy
doum palm
douma
Dounreay
doup
doupioni
douppioni
dour
doura
dourah
dourine
dourly
dourness
Douro
douroucouli
douse

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUN

abstract noun
boun
Cameroun
collective noun
common noun
countable noun
disjunctive pronoun
mass noun
noun
personal pronoun
possessive pronoun
pronoun
proper noun
reflexive pronoun
relative pronoun
singular noun
subject pronoun
toun
uncountable noun
verbal noun

Synonyms and antonyms of doun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUN

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

Translator English - Chinese

doun
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doun
570 millions of speakers

English

doun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Doun
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doun
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Doun
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doun
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doun
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

doun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

doun
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

doun
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Doun
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Doun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Doun
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

doun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Doun
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Doun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Doun
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Doun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Doun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Doun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUN»

The term «doun» is regularly used and occupies the 103.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «doun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «doun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUN»

Discover the use of doun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Doun I' Th' Loudons: A Drama of Country Life in Five Acts, ...
For siller doun, I could secure ye ten, As passable as ony swell e'er saw, Tho' he cam frae the Deuk's. What would ye have ? Frae chammers, dinkit as the Eastlin queen's At Sultan Solomon's, doun to bothy barns, As bare as byers, my leddy ...
James Lumsden, 1908
2
Bill Evans: Everything Happens to Me, a Musical Biography
Pages 120-131 1 Doun Bretf February 25th 1965 2 Doun Beu/ August 12th 1965 4 Doun Bear June 17th 1965 4 Dorra Baa June 17th 1965 * Jazz Journal International March 1985 1' Liner notes Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra  ...
Keith Shadwick, 2002
3
Scottish Ballads and Aires Arranged for Celtic Harp
I'm a'doun for lack o'Johnnie Old Scottish Ballad I'm a' doun, doun, doun, doun, I' m doun for lack o'Johnnie; I'm a' doun, doun, doun, doun, I'm doun for lack o' Johnnie, Gin Johnnie kent I was na weel, I'm sure he would come to me; But, oh!
Kim Robertson, 2010
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A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
A. KN 977 That alle the feeldes glyteren up and doun; A. KN 1052 She walketh up and doun, and as hire liste A. KN 1069 Was in hire walk, and romed up and doun. A. KN 1533 Now up, now doun, as boket in a welle. A KN 1660 Up to the ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
5
The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland
He's blawn his horn sae lang and loud, Bowing doun, bowing doun ; Up start the deer in gude green wood. And aye the birks a' bowing. His mother look'd owre the castle wa', Bowing doun, bowing doun; And she saw them riding ane and a'.
John S. Roberts, 1868
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Middle English Dictionary
Nightingale 39: pe bavmy vapour of graasys gan vpsmyte In to myn heued. iip-so -iloun adj. [i In. Also upsodone, upsadoune, upse- doune. [From up-sS-doun adv. pin j (a) Upside down, inverted; also, crosswise, transverse; ?al- so, overthrown, ...
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, 1998
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Gossamer and snowdrift: the posthumous poems of Charles ...
the posthumous poems of Charles Mackay ... Charles Mackay, Eric Mackay. Have no' a plack in a' their pack To lend me when I'm drouthie. For I'm low doun, doun, doun, Down for lack o' siller; I'm low doun, doun, doun, Quoth the barley miller ...
Charles Mackay, Eric Mackay, 1890
8
Sheridan Improved: A General Pronouncing and Explanatory ...
a. portioned] supplied with a portion DOWERLESS, (dou'-ur-les.) a. vitM out a fortune DOWLAS, (dou'-lis.) /, a coarse kindol linen DOWN, (doun'.) s. soft feathers; any thing that soothes or mollifies ; soft wool or tender hair ; the soft fibres of ...
Stephen Jones, Thomas Sheridan, 1798
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A general Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the ...
The act of drinking; the quantity drank; the act of pulling carriages; a picture drawn ; tht Downhill, doun-hil, s. A descent; a. í)escendìng. Downlying, doun-ly- Ing, a. Near childbirth. Downright, doun-rï'te, ad. In p!ain terms. Downright, doun' rïte, o.
Stephen Jones, Thomas Sheridan, 1812
10
The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic
Wahsh al-Fala up your sword and fight, Sa'doun. Never shall it be said that Wahsh al-Fala overcame you through treachery." "Champion of all time," said Sa' doun, "to whom were you talking then?" "To the Princess Shama," replied Wahsh  ...
Lena Jayyusi, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doun is used in the context of the following news items.
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Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
2
Access 6 initiative prepares Scottish food and drink firms for export …
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
3
The National View: Government must break its silence as rail …
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
4
Former Kirk moderator Lorna Hood is honoured for Srebrenica …
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
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Telegraph forced to retract 'misleading' story claiming Nicola …
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
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Eritreans urge asylum action as human rights abuses are investigated
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
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Whales and wildlife 'under threat' if Highland lab closes
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
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The future of Scots
... the sneck vernaclar hir mither spok doun the phon. This langed-fir leid – a firmal, standardised Scots suitid tae journalism an cultural policies ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
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Minister says closing children's ward is not a risk to safety
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw. Broken faimilies in launs ... black laud frae yont Nyanga. Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun. «The National, Jul 15»
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PHOTOS: Juneteenth celebration commemorates the end of slavery
Tamara Mobley of Anaheim jumps in and dances to the drum call of the Doun Doun Ba rhythm as Unity Loretta Cole of Costa Mesa reacts ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Doun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/doun>. Apr 2024 ».
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