/daʊn/
Translation
Towards or in a lower place; from a higher point to a lower one.
Word origin
From Old English dūne, a short form of of dūne meaning off the hill, which came to mean towards a lower place.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- dūne
Examples
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"Down" shows the ball moved to a lower place.
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"Down" shows she moved from a higher point to a lower one.
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"Down" points further along the road.
Used in
Stories
(26)A Day Together
2 min read · Core 1000
The First Day at Work
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(21)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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