Meaning of "down" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOWN

Old English dūne, short for adūne, variant of of dūne, literally: from the hill, from of, off + dūn hill.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DOWN

down  [daʊn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWN

Down is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb down in English.

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 DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of down in the English dictionary

The first definition of down in the dictionary is used to indicate movement from a higher to a lower position. Other definition of down is at a lower or further level or position on, in, or along. Down is also downwards; at or to a lower level or position.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOWN

PRESENT

Present

I down

you down

he/she/it downs

we down

you down

they down

Present continuous

I am downing

you are downing

he/she/it is downing

we are downing

you are downing

they are downing

Present perfect

I have downed

you have downed

he/she/it has downed

we have downed

you have downed

they have downed

Present perfect continuous

I have been downing

you have been downing

he/she/it has been downing

we have been downing

you have been downing

they have been downing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I downed

you downed

he/she/it downed

we downed

you downed

they downed

Past continuous

I was downing

you were downing

he/she/it was downing

we were downing

you were downing

they were downing

Past perfect

I had downed

you had downed

he/she/it had downed

we had downed

you had downed

they had downed

Past perfect continuous

I had been downing

you had been downing

he/she/it had been downing

we had been downing

you had been downing

they had been downing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will down

you will down

he/she/it will down

we will down

you will down

they will down

Future continuous

I will be downing

you will be downing

he/she/it will be downing

we will be downing

you will be downing

they will be downing

Future perfect

I will have downed

you will have downed

he/she/it will have downed

we will have downed

you will have downed

they will have downed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been downing

you will have been downing

he/she/it will have been downing

we will have been downing

you will have been downing

they will have been downing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would down

you would down

he/she/it would down

we would down

you would down

they would down

Conditional continuous

I would be downing

you would be downing

he/she/it would be downing

we would be downing

you would be downing

they would be downing

Conditional perfect

I would have down

you would have down

he/she/it would have down

we would have down

you would have down

they would have down

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been downing

you would have been downing

he/she/it would have been downing

we would have been downing

you would have been downing

they would have been downing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you down
we let´s down
you down

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to down

Past participle

downed

Present Participle

downing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «down» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of down

along · blue · bring down · broken · crestfallen · deck · decline · defective · dejected · depressed · descent · despondent · discouraged · disheartened · dismal · dispirited · downcast · downhearted · downstairs · downwards · drain · drop · dropping · during · fall · falling · fed up · fell · floor · fluff · fuzz · glum · guzzle · kaput · knock back · knock down · low · low-spirited · melancholy · miserable · morose · nap · on its last legs · on the blink · oose · out of action · out of order · over · overthrow · pessimistic · pile · polish off · prostrate · put away · quaff · reverse · sad · sick as a parrot · sink · swallow · swig · tackle · through · throughout · throw · toss off · trip · unhappy

TRANSLATION OF DOWN

Find out the translation of down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «down» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 向下
• Translator English - Spanish: abajo
• English: down
• Translator English - Hindi: नीचे
• Translator English - Arabic: إِلَى أَسْفَل
• Translator English - Russian: вниз
• Translator English - Portuguese: abaixo
• Translator English - Bengali: নিচে
• Translator English - French: en bas
• Translator English - Malay: Turun
• Translator English - German: hinunter
• Translator English - Japanese: 下へ
• Translator English - Korean: 아래로
• Translator English - Javanese: Mudhun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xuống
• Translator English - Tamil: கீழ்
• Translator English - Marathi: खाली
• Translator English - Turkish: aşağı
• Translator English - Italian: giù
• Translator English - Polish: na dole
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вниз
• Translator English - Romanian: jos
• Translator English - Greek: κάτω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: af
• Translator English - Swedish: ner
• Translator English - Norwegian: ned

10 QUOTES WITH «DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word down.

1

Anthony Albanese

True conservatives fear anything that is at odds with the status quo, even to the extent of being unable to recognise when the status quo represents injustice. And reactionary conservatives actually want to tear down the gains of the past.

2

Nita Ambani

My father-in-law saw me at a dance performance. The next day, I got a phone call, and the caller said, 'I'm Dhirubhai Ambani... may I talk to Nita?' I said, 'It's a wrong number' and put down the phone. Then he called again... and I said, 'If you're Dhirubhai Ambani, then I'm Elizabeth Taylor.'

3

Sara Bareilles

I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience.

4

John Tyler Bonner

The reason for natural selection's great success is that it provides a satisfying explanation of how evolution might have occurred: individual organisms vary, and if those variations are inherited, the successful ones will survive and propagate and pass down their desirable traits to succeeding generations.

5

Emily Browning

I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time.

6

Boozoo Chavis

I'm Creole, and I'm down to earth.

7

Cassandra Clare

No matter how many books you've written, whenever you sit down to write a new book, you always feel the same challenge - how do you shape this story into a book that people are going to love.

8

Nat King Cole

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

9

Jonathan Coleman

At the very least, we want everything to go on hold for a while because there is this feeling that we're heading down a path in a way that we never, ever intended when we were 18 and dreaming of what life would be like.

10

Doug Collins

I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how many points I could score because if I couldn't guard anybody, I wasn't going to make the team. I knew to make the team I had to become a better defender. If you can play offense, you can defend. It just comes down to competitive will.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWN»

Discover the use of down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

Already a classic of war reporting and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback, "Black Hawk Down" is Mark Bowden's brilliant account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War.

Mark Bowden, 2010

Watership Down: A Novel

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time.

Richard Adams, 2009

I'm Down: A Memoir

Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. “He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosby-esqe sweater, gold chains and a Kangol—telling jokes like Redd Fox, ...

Mishna Wolff, 2009

21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story ...

Recounts the story of how a notorious gang of MIT blackjack savants devised and received backing for a system for winning at the world's most sophisticated casinos, an endeavor that earned them more than three million dollars.

Ben Mezrich, 2008

Down to Earth : Nature's Role in American History: Nature's ...

Writing with marvelous clarity, historian Ted Steinberg sweeps across the centuries, re-envisioning the story of America as he recounts how the environment has played a key role in virtually every social, economic, and political development ...

Ted Steinberg Professor of History and Law Case Western Reserve University, 2002

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her ...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor ...

Anne Fadiman, 1998

Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World

A work of fire and charm, Upside Down makes us see the world anew and even glimpse how it might be set right. "Galeano's outrage is tempered by intelligence, an ineradicable sense of humor, and hope." -Los Angeles Times, front page

Eduardo Galeano, 2014

Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, ...

In 2003, Brad Warner blew the top off the Buddhist book world with his irreverent autobiography/manifesto, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, and the Truth about Reality.

Brad Warner, 2010

Double Down

With the same masterly reporting, unparalleled access, and narrative skill, Double Down picks up the story in the Oval Office, where the president is beset by crises both inherited and unforeseen - facing defiance from his political foes, ...

John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, 2013

Down Syndrome

The new edition of this highly regarded book for parents of children with Down syndrome covers a number of important new developments in research and clinical practice that have occurred in the field in recent years.

Mark Selikowitz, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term down is used in the context of the following news items.

South Carolina's Confederate flag is finally coming down — and it'll …

With a final vote on Thursday, the South Carolina legislature approved a bill that will take down the Confederate battle flag and send it to the ... «Vox, Jul 15»

MH17 crash: Russia and separatists deny mounting evidence of …

Russian media suggested the plane had been shot down by a ... one of his former prisoners said Bezler could not have shot down the plane. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Barratt plays down impact of tax-break cuts on housing market

A roofer works on a Barratt construction site. Company shares fell almost 6% after George Osborne's tax-relief announcement. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

We Came As Romans Premieres New Single 'Tear It Down': Exclusive

At that point we had 12 songs and he pretty much shot down every single thing we came in with. It was absolutely shocking. He really called us ... «Billboard, Jul 15»

This Is Why the NYSE Shut Down Today

Two weeks ago, the New York Stock Exchange told trading firms and other subscribers that it would be discontinuing some of its legacy ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Strike action shuts down London Underground

Millions of Londoners were facing travel chaos on Thursday morning as they tried to get to work amid the capital's worst Tube strike in more ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Madeline Stuart: Down's Syndrome model lands two modelling jobs …

Earlier this year, American model and American Horror Story actress Jamie Brewer became the first ever Down's Syndrome model to walk at ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

RNC chairman reportedly tells Trump to tone down remarks on …

The head of the Republican National Committee reportedly told presidential contender Donald Trump Wednesday to tone down his comments ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Close down rail, advised the Treasury

"This proposal by Treasury for the Government to consider actually shutting down the rail network is just nuts and it shows that Treasury doesn't ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»

The New York Stock Exchange goes down: inside the dystopian …

The New York Stock Exchange goes down: inside the dystopian aftermath. Molly Crabapple. I was met by fires in the streets, the screams of the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»