down
Facing downwardsFacing downwards.
» Could you turn down the radio?
Könnten Sie das Radio leise stellen? — landano
Könnten Sie das Radio leiser stellen? — landano
Könntest du das Radio leise stellen? — wolfgangth
Вы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego
Ты можешь сделать радио потише? — ae5s
Ты не мог бы сделать радио потише? — marafon
Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko
Ти не могла би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko
Ви не могли би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
19 senses(predicative)Facing downwards.
Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is down.
(predicative)At a lower level than before.
The stock market is down.
Prices are down.
unten
снижа́ющийсяsnižájuščijsja
зни́женийznýženyj
lower than previously
(informal, predicative)Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend.
Been down so long it seems like up to me
down
печа́льныйpečálʹnyj, пода́вленныйpodávlennyj
пригні́ченийpryhníčenyj, журбе́ннийžurbénnyj, зажу́ренийzažúrenyj
Sick, wounded, or damaged:
(predicative)Sick or ill.
He is down with the flu.
(not comparable, predicative, slang)Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
We have an officer down outside the suspect's house.
There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.
(predicative)Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
a down cow
(not comparable, predicative, slang)Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
We have a chopper down near the river.
(not comparable, predicative)Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
The system is down.
лежащийležaščij
зла́манийzlámanyj, не працю́єne pracjúje
(predicative, slang)In prison.
(predicative)Having a lower score than an opponent.
They are down by 3–0 with just 5 minutes to play.
He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.
(colloquial, predicative)Out.
Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth.
being put out in a game of baseball
(colloquial, predicative)Negative about; hostile to.
She's been down on clams since a bad case of food poisoning; she's lost her appetite for them.
Examples
11540 sentencesCould you turn down the radio?
Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko
ruВы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego
deKönnten Sie das Radio leise stellen? — landano
The tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме. — deniko
ruДерево само упало. — marafon
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen. — xtofu80
Lie down on your left side.
Ляжте на лівий бік. — aandrusiak
ruЛожитесь на левый бок. — corvard
deLegen Sie sich auf die linke Seite. — corvard
I fell down on the ice.
Я впав на льоду. — Walentinio
ruЯ упал на лёд. — odexed
He ran down to the lake.
Він побіг до озера. — deniko
deEr lief hinunter an den See. — wolfgangth
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English doun, doune (“down”), from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form ofFrom Middle English doun, doune (“down”), from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form of adūne (“down, downward”), from earlier ofdūne (“down”, literally “off the hill”), from of (“of, off of”) + dūn (“hill, mount, dune, down”). More at Etymology 2 below. For the development from directional phrases to prepositions, compare Old Frisian dene (“down”, adverb, literally “(to the) floor”), Middle Low German dāle (“down, downwards”, literally “(in/to the) dale/valley”), whence German Low German dal (“down”). Compare also Saterland Frisian deel (“down”, literally “to/into the dale”), West Frisian del (“down”). Cognate with Scots doon (“down”).
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Forms
more down, most downSynonyms
94 synonyms- understood perfectly:down patmastered
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place:downward
- lower than previously:depressed
- filled with melancholy and despondency:gloomygrimbluedepresseddispiriteddowncastdownhearteddown in the mouth
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.