vote up[down] — to express support or approval for something by voting positively (up) or negatively (down)
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to express support or approval for something by voting positively (up) or negatively (down)
Pronunciation (IPA): /voʊt ʌp[daʊn]/
Example Sentences
- My cat video got 1000 vote ups but my cooking video got vote downs.
- Please vote up this comment if you think pineapple belongs on pizza.
- The community voted down the proposal to ban memes from the forum.
vote up[down]
VERB[/voʊt ʌp[daʊn]/]
to express support or approval for something by voting positively (up) or negatively (down)
💡 Concept
to express support or approval for something by voting positively (up) or negatively (down)
🎵 Rhyme
Vote up for the note from the boat!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/voʊt ʌp[daʊn]/
🇬🇧 UK/vəʊt ʌp[daʊn]/
🌳Etymology
Rootvote
Suffix-up/down
🎵Rhyme
noteboatcoatquote
note
boat
coat
quote
🔗Collocations
vote up a post
vote down a proposal
vote up helpful content
vote down spam
users vote up
vote up or down
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat video got 1000 vote ups but my cooking video got vote downs.”
😄 Fun example
“Please vote up this comment if you think pineapple belongs on pizza.”
“The community voted down the proposal to ban memes from the forum.”
😄 Fun example
“I accidentally voted down my own post - that's embarrassing!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
upvotedownvoterate uprate downthumbs up/down
Antonyms
abstainremain neutral
Related
ratingfeedbackapprovaldisapprovalcommunity voting
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