Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: down
IPA transcription: [d'aʊn]
Pronunciations of down
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: down
    Meaning: being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
  • Synonyms: down(a), downward(a)
    Meaning: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
  • Synonyms: down(a)
    Meaning: becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"
  • Synonyms: down(p)
    Meaning: being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
  • Synonyms: down, down_pat(p), mastered
    Meaning: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: down, down_feather
    Meaning: soft fine feathers
  • Synonyms: down
    Meaning: (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: down, downwards, downward, downwardly
    Meaning: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
  • Synonyms: down
    Meaning: away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"
  • Synonyms: down
    Meaning: paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: toss_off, pop, bolt_down, belt_down, pour_down, down, drink_down, kill
    Meaning: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
  • Synonyms: devour, down, consume, go_through
    Meaning: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
  • Synonyms: down
    Meaning: bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Usage examples
  • Sit down.
  • Sit down.
  • Sit down.
  • "Get down."
  • She sat down.
  • She sat down.
  • On his way down!
  • Sit down, Marian.
  • My friend sat down.
  • Then it glides down.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Winston Churchill, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Final Fantasy VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Waterfall Gully, South Australia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tower Block of Commons, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hell Is Other Robots, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William Shakespeare, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording D. B. Cooper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hockey Hall of Fame, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Toilets in Japan, License CC BY-SA 4.0