down
adverb (LOWER POSITION) /daʊn/Definition
A2 in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one: Is this lift going down? Don't look down! You'll get dizzy. The sun's going down and it'll be dark soon. The space capsule came down in the ocean. I bent down to look under the bed.Down and downwardMoving downwards A1 moving from above and onto a surface: Just as I was sitting down to watch TV, the phone rang. Why don't you lie down on the sofa for a while? This box is really heavy - can we put it down (on the floor) for a minute? Get down off that table immediately, you silly girl! The terrorists forced everybody to lie face down (= with the front part of the body below) on the floor.Down and downwardMoving downwards › firmly in place or into position: I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down. He held my arms down by my sides.Down and downwardMoving downwards
(Definition of down adverb (LOWER POSITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- down adverb (DESTROY)
- down adverb (FAR)
- down adverb (OLDER TO YOUNGER)
- down preposition (ALONG)
- down preposition (LOWER POSITION)
- down preposition (TO)
- down verb (LOWER POSITION)
- down- prefix
- downhill adverb, adjective
- downstairs adverb
- downstream adverb, adjective
- downward adjective
- downwards adverb
- fallen adjective (LYING ON GROUND)
- over adverb (DOWN)
- over preposition (FALLING)
- sunken adjective
- up adverb (HIGHER)
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