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PRONUNCIATION OF DUST DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUST DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dust down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dust down in English.

WHAT DOES DUST DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dust down in the English dictionary

The definition of dust down in the dictionary is to remove dust from by brushing or wiping. Other definition of dust down is to reprimand severely.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUST DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I dust down
you dust down
he/she/it dusts down
we dust down
you dust down
they dust down
Present continuous
I am dusting down
you are dusting down
he/she/it is dusting down
we are dusting down
you are dusting down
they are dusting down
Present perfect
I have dusted down
you have dusted down
he/she/it has dusted down
we have dusted down
you have dusted down
they have dusted down
Present perfect continuous
I have been dusting down
you have been dusting down
he/she/it has been dusting down
we have been dusting down
you have been dusting down
they have been dusting down
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 dusted down
you dusted down
he/she/it dusted down
we dusted down
you dusted down
they dusted down
Past continuous
I was dusting down
you were dusting down
he/she/it was dusting down
we were dusting down
you were dusting down
they were dusting down
Past perfect
I had dusted down
you had dusted down
he/she/it had dusted down
we had dusted down
you had dusted down
they had dusted down
Past perfect continuous
I had been dusting down
you had been dusting down
he/she/it had been dusting down
we had been dusting down
you had been dusting down
they had been dusting down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dust down
you will dust down
he/she/it will dust down
we will dust down
you will dust down
they will dust down
Future continuous
I will be dusting down
you will be dusting down
he/she/it will be dusting down
we will be dusting down
you will be dusting down
they will be dusting down
Future perfect
I will have dusted down
you will have dusted down
he/she/it will have dusted down
we will have dusted down
you will have dusted down
they will have dusted down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dusting down
you will have been dusting down
he/she/it will have been dusting down
we will have been dusting down
you will have been dusting down
they will have been dusting down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dust down
you would dust down
he/she/it would dust down
we would dust down
you would dust down
they would dust down
Conditional continuous
I would be dusting down
you would be dusting down
he/she/it would be dusting down
we would be dusting down
you would be dusting down
they would be dusting down
Conditional perfect
I would have dust down
you would have dust down
he/she/it would have dust down
we would have dust down
you would have dust down
they would have dust down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dusting down
you would have been dusting down
he/she/it would have been dusting down
we would have been dusting down
you would have been dusting down
they would have been dusting down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dust down
we let´s dust down
you dust down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dust down
Past participle
dusted down
Present Participle
dusting down
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUST DOWN

dust
dust and ashes
dust bag
dust bath
dust bowl
dust bunny
dust cloud
dust coat
dust cover
dust devil
dust explosion
dust jacket
dust mite
dust sheet
dust shot
dust storm
dust-bath
dust-to-dust
dust-up
dustbin

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUST DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of dust down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dust down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUST DOWN

Find out the translation of dust down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dust 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 «dust down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尘降
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por el polvo
570 millions of speakers

English

dust down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूल नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغبار أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пыль вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo poeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধুলো ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la poussière vers le bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Debu ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Staub nach unten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダストダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먼지 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Debu mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூசி கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली धूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toz aşağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polvere verso il basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pył w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пил вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

praf jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάτω σκόνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stof af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damm ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støv ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dust down

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUST DOWN»

The term «dust down» is normally little used and occupies the 111.491 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUST DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dust down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dust down» 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 dust down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUST DOWN»

Discover the use of dust down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dust down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Robot Interaction Through Semantic Integration of ...
Dust and clean out the chairs is similar to dust and clean out the couches Dust down and clean all accent lamps - I'll show you Dust down and clean all knickknacks is similar to dust down and clean all accent lamps Dust down the books - I'll ...
David O. Johnson, 2009
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Dust: Murmurs and a Play
Dust down woman, dust up dust down woman, dust up dust down...Dust down... Remove the dust from your... Collect the dust from your... When the dust settles there will be no finite pleasures only finely powdered earth. Dead person's remains ...
Pamela Booker, 2009
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American Woodworker
What You Can Do A dust collector fitted with highly efficient bags will be able to capture much of the dangerous dust down to 5 microns, so this is your best form of protection from the general problem of dust. If you have particular allergies or ...
4
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
to bite the dust M. BITE to dust down 1. fE^BI^A 2. (P)^ff ; iWff (Our boss dusted them down for inefficiency. ^flM^Bafl/Tfeff^* «$MI£ • ) to dust off 1. fcMmfci; 2. fiffffiffl <£lft - tf*H$) (I'm going to dust off my old bike. n^iP.mm'KW-Mmm^tii 5fcf£rr3  ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Dreams to Dust: A Tale of the Oklahoma Land Rush
A hot wind blew in fi'om the prairie, as it did every morning, sweeping dust down the street, the smell of sage and gourd on its crest. Men held onto their hats, and the women wrapped their dresses about their knees to wait its passing.
Sheldon Russell, 2012
6
Parliamentary Debates
The object was to keep the dust down. All the medical men in the Beudigo district had pointed out that it was not so much a question of the air, or the temperature, but that the thing that caused this awful miners' complaint was the dust.
Victoria. Parliament, 1904
7
glowing in the dark (why my wife is glad i didn't wake up on ...
... spew my dust avidly vividly across the water the shores the air the sky take me down to the water take me down take me take my dust down to the water down to the water to scatter the dust of the stars the dust of my life upon the dark waters ...
steven ross keith, 2011
8
Reports from Committees
... of the cart coming round as possible, in order to create the least possible obstruction. 925. Lord Steward.] If it is the custom for the dustman to go up to the top of the house, and bring the dust down himself, would there be any inducement on ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1867
9
Red Dust Rising: The Story of Ray Fryer of Urapunga
... had to be either burned or thrown into a pit and buried. Doing that kept the place pretty well cleaned up. I laid on the water so that there was a bit of grass growing around the camp to keep the dust down and give the kids somewhere to play.
Ray Fryer, Marion Houldsworth, 2004
10
General Report of the Minister of Public Works from 30th ...
... sawAt 120 feet, water 7 feet 0 inches, bored 6 feet. case beyond doubt. Wenow moved down to the mouth of the River du Lievrc ; there sounded along loose, but at from 6 to 8 feet down we. dust. 1st, 14 feet of water, 12 feet of saw-dust down.
Canada. Dept. of Public Works, Sir Hector Langevin, 1883

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUST DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dust down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WATCH: Proposed OSHA regulations target fatal disease that …
Keeping the silica out of workers lungs is a matter of keeping the dust down with water or vacuum. In some cases workers would need to wear a ... «Innovation Trail, Jul 15»
2
Off Road Speedway provides Fourth of July action
It gets wet and stays wet and keeps the dust down, but it makes the track hard as a rock, and I don't want to do that if we don't have too because ... «Norfolk Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Higgins wins Fritchie Classic
“Very seldom do we get a 79 degree day with a certain overcast nature, and it helped us hold the dust down,” said Richard Riley, who has ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
4
Tube strike: Planned action on Wednesday and Thursday to be most …
Prepare to dust down your bicycle, scooter or Segway – or at least get ready to cram on to an overcrowded bus. Next week's planned London ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Chapel Hill's University Square coming down
They will pick away at the bones this summer, accompanied by a mist cannon to keep the dust down. Construction of three new buildings – two ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
6
THAT WILL KEEP THE DUST DOWN
With the paving project on Roscommon Township's Towerhill Road now complete, Roscommon County Road Commission Manager Tim ... «Houghton Lake resorter, Jul 15»
7
Record rain slows some construction projects
I'm sure soon we'll be wishing we had some rain to keep the dust down." The rain has caused some "project shuffling and creativity with ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
8
Working capital – a strategic opportunity?
Companies in such a situation may want to dust down the DuPont Model to calculate whether a combination of securitisation and PAM that ... «TXF: Trade and Export Finance news, Jul 15»
9
Heat wave takes aim at produce
"It brings out more pests, so we have to keep the dust down, so we are definitely watering more," Cari Tagge, owner of Tagge Farms, said. «Good4Utah, Jun 15»
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Rain, Rain Go Away! Positives & Negatives of the Excess Rainfall
"It keeps the dust down and it makes everything green instead of brown," said Speakman. "I don't like it because we don't get to play baseball ... «WDTV, Jun 15»

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