CEFR A1

down

adverb

Meaning

Towards a lower place or position.

Examples

Please sit down on the sofa.
The ball rolled down the hill very fast.

Synonyms: below, under, downwards

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down (A1)

adverb

Pronunciation: /daʊn/

Definition

Towards a lower place or position.

Examples

Please sit down on the sofa.
The ball rolled down the hill very fast.
He looked down at his shoes.

How to Use down

down the street (prepositional phrase): Along a street in a certain direction. — "The store is just down the street."
down with (idiom): To be sick with an illness. — "He is down with a cold today."
down to (prepositional phrase): Reduced to a certain amount or state. — "We are down to our last few cookies."

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