Meaning of "face down" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FACE DOWN

face down

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACE DOWN

Face 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 face down in English.

WHAT DOES FACE DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of face down in the English dictionary

The definition of face down in the dictionary is to confront and force to back down.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FACE DOWN

PRESENT

Present

I face down

you face down

he/she/it faces down

we face down

you face down

they face down

Present continuous

I am facing down

you are facing down

he/she/it is facing down

we are facing down

you are facing down

they are facing down

Present perfect

I have faced down

you have faced down

he/she/it has faced down

we have faced down

you have faced down

they have faced down

Present perfect continuous

I have been facing down

you have been facing down

he/she/it has been facing down

we have been facing down

you have been facing down

they have been facing 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 faced down

you faced down

he/she/it faced down

we faced down

you faced down

they faced down

Past continuous

I was facing down

you were facing down

he/she/it was facing down

we were facing down

you were facing down

they were facing down

Past perfect

I had faced down

you had faced down

he/she/it had faced down

we had faced down

you had faced down

they had faced down

Past perfect continuous

I had been facing down

you had been facing down

he/she/it had been facing down

we had been facing down

you had been facing down

they had been facing down

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

FUTURE

Future

I will face down

you will face down

he/she/it will face down

we will face down

you will face down

they will face down

Future continuous

I will be facing down

you will be facing down

he/she/it will be facing down

we will be facing down

you will be facing down

they will be facing down

Future perfect

I will have faced down

you will have faced down

he/she/it will have faced down

we will have faced down

you will have faced down

they will have faced down

Future perfect continuous

I will have been facing down

you will have been facing down

he/she/it will have been facing down

we will have been facing down

you will have been facing down

they will have been facing down

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would face down

you would face down

he/she/it would face down

we would face down

you would face down

they would face down

Conditional continuous

I would be facing down

you would be facing down

he/she/it would be facing down

we would be facing down

you would be facing down

they would be facing down

Conditional perfect

I would have face down

you would have face down

he/she/it would have face down

we would have face down

you would have face down

they would have face down

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been facing down

you would have been facing down

he/she/it would have been facing down

we would have been facing down

you would have been facing down

they would have been facing down

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you face down
we let´s face down
you face down

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to face down

Past participle

faced down

Present Participle

facing 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.

TRANSLATION OF FACE DOWN

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

The translations of face 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 «face down» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 面朝下
• Translator English - Spanish: boca abajo
• English: face down
• Translator English - Hindi: नीचे चेहरा
• Translator English - Arabic: وجهه لأسفل
• Translator English - Russian: лицом вниз
• Translator English - Portuguese: face para baixo
• Translator English - Bengali: মুখ বন্ধ
• Translator English - French: face vers le bas
• Translator English - Malay: menghadap ke bawah
• Translator English - German: Gesicht nach unten
• Translator English - Japanese: 下向き
• Translator English - Korean: 면 아래로
• Translator English - Javanese: Pasuryan mudhun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: úp mặt xuống
• Translator English - Tamil: கீழே முகம்
• Translator English - Marathi: उतरलेला चेहरा
• Translator English - Turkish: yüz aşağı
• Translator English - Italian: faccia in giù
• Translator English - Polish: skierowana w dół
• Translator English - Ukrainian: обличчям вниз
• Translator English - Romanian: cu fața în jos
• Translator English - Greek: όψη προς τα κάτω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gesig af
• Translator English - Swedish: sidan nedåt
• Translator English - Norwegian: forsiden ned

5 QUOTES WITH «FACE DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word face down.

1

Barbara Fialho

I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.

2

Stephan Jenkins

It's important to face down your demons.

3

Wilma Mankiller

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

4

Georgette Mosbacher

Feminine force is that inner strength, that power, that will to face down any negative circumstances in life and defeat them.

5

Ernst Thalmann

Then they held my mouth shut for a while and hit me in the face, and with a whip across chest and back. I then collapsed, rolled on the floor, always keeping face down and no longer replied to any of their questions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACE DOWN»

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

Getting in God's Face: How Prayer Really Works

Or, is there something I need to do to make sure we're safe? For sturdents with questions about prayer, Getting in God's Face takes them on a journey to find God's answers to the big questions about prayer.

Dutch Sheets, 2006

Face Down Before Rebel Hooves

Susanna, Lady Appleton, masquerades as her old friend Walter's deceased wife in order to infiltrate a gang of conspirators bent on overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I.

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 2003

Face Down Across the Western Sea

Follows Susanna, Lady Appleton, as she assists the scholars in an investigation into England's claim on the New World, but when a scholar is murdered, Susanna must discover the truth.

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 2002

Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie

"While husband Sir Robert tends to business for Elizabeth I in France, Susanna Appleton journeys to his neglected Lancashire estate, where an alleged ghost has caused the death of the estate's steward."

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 2005

Face Down Over the Border

The year is 1557.

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 2007

Face Down Under the Wych Elm

Books by Kathy Lynn Emerson FACE DOWN IN THE MARROW-BONE PIE FACE DOWN UPON AN HERBAL FACE DOWN AMONG THE WINCHESTER GEESE FACE DOWN BENEATH THE ELEANOR CROSS FACE DOWN UNDER THE ...

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 2002

Face Down Among the Winchester Geese: An Elizabethan Mystery ...

An Elizabethan Mystery Featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton Kathy Lynn Emerson. Also by Kathy Lynn Emerson Face Down Upon an Herbal Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie FACE DOWN AMONQ THE WINCHESTER QEESE Kathy Lynn  ...

Kathy Lynn Emerson, 1999

Face Down and Very Dead!

Everett Colby, Ann Colby. Chris and I just stood here. After a few minutes one of them stood up and looked straight at me. “It appears that this man received a blow to the face or hit his head on one of these rocks. It could have knocked him out.

Everett Colby, Ann Colby, 2010

Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult ...

Queen of Clubs — Face up, an intelligent and distinguished lady will take a great interest in your welfare ; face down, hatred, jealousy, and cruelty from some of your friends. Jack of Clubs — Face up, if unmarried, make your preparations to get ...

Cora Linn Morrison Daniels, Charles McClellan Stevens, 1903

Vitreo-retinal Surgery

Patients may be advised to posture face-down forupto14dayspostoperatively. 1.11 Tamponade Agents and Postoperative Posturing Intraocular tamponade following vitrectomy for macular holes is believed to facilitate re-apposition of the rim of ...

Bernd Kirchhof, David Wong, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACE DOWN»

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

Tahltan face down another mining company

Tahltan Central Council president Chad Day spoke out today against operations of a mining company called Doubleview that is drilling near ... «Terrace Standard, Jul 15»

Woman's body found face down in river is identified

A person called 911 that night stating they saw a body floating face-down in the river. Rescue crews searched the area on a hovercraft and ... «KGMI, Jul 15»

Lifeless body found 'face down' in water

TEN months after two British tourists were brutally killed on a resort island in Thailand, prosecutors have called their first witnesses in a case ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

Victims Face Down Dr. Farid Fata in Cancer-Fraud Case

Dozens of a disgraced cancer doctor's former patients — who say they were given false diagnoses or needless treatment — converged on a ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Man dies after being spotted face down in the English Channel

Lifeguards spotted the man in his 50s face down in the sea before his body was dragged to the bed of the ocean. RNLI volunteers and ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Woman survives freak accident after falling face down onto umbrella …

A woman miraculously survived a freak accident after falling face down onto her umbrella - which got stuck in her throat. Sharon Palmer was ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Man Found Face Down in Melville Pool

A man was found face down in a backyard pool in Melville at about 9 p.m. Friday, police said. The man was taken out of the pool and a person ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Man found face down in pool

Man found face down in pool. Save. Saturday, 04 July 2015. Email Facebook Twitter Google+ · The New Zealand Herald · Email Facebook Twitter Google+. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

Alton Towers: Air rollercoaster breaks down leaving dozens …

Dozens of people were stranded hanging face down in midair at Alton Towers on the hottest day of the year. The park's Air rollercoaster failed ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Medical examiner's report: Infant found “face down” on bed …

When he was found, he was face down on the bed having probably rolled off the pillow. He head was against the wall and part of his face was ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»