downhill
downhill · downhills · downhilled · downhilling
To take part in downhill skiingTo take part in downhill skiing.
US/dˈaʊnhˈɪl/
» How could things have gone downhill so fast?
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1 sensesTo take part in downhill skiing.
Examples
48 sentencesHow could things have gone downhill so fast?
It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.
deBergab geht gewöhnlich schneller als bergauf. — Waldelfe
I like downhill skiing better than cross-country skiing.
Things just kept going downhill from there.
ruС тех пор дела становились всё хуже. — whatnot
Water flows downhill.
Origin
From down- + hill.From down- + hill.
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Forms
downhills, downhilling, downhilled, downhilled| Base form | downhill · to downhill |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | downhills |
| Present participle | downhilling |
| Past simple | downhilled |
| Past participle | downhilled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle