down — towards or in a lower position
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: towards or in a lower position
Pronunciation (IPA): /daʊn/
Example Sentences
- My phone battery is down to 1%
- The teacher told us to sit down, but half the class was already lying down
- Don't let me down like my WiFi does every morning
down
ADVERB[/daʊn/]
towards or in a lower position
The tired hiker sat down on a rock to catch his breath.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Down derives from Old English dūne, originally meaning a hill or elevated place. Over time, the word's meaning shifted from the physical feature itself to the directional sense of moving away from or below a hill, eventually generalizing to mean downward motion or a lower position.
Breakdown
dūne (hill, elevated place) — a standalone Old English noun that underwent semantic shift from a concrete geographical feature to an abstract directional modifier indicating descent or lower position.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My phone battery is down to 1%”
“The teacher told us to sit down, but half the class was already lying down”
“Don't let me down like my WiFi does every morning”
“She came down with a cold”
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