Down
preposition
From a higher to a lower place or position.
He fell down the stairs.
Often appears as...
- go down
- come down
adverb
In or towards a lower level, a reduction, or a stop.
Prices have gone down.
Often appears as...
- lie down
- count down
adjective
Depressed or unhappy.
I feel really down today.
Often appears as...
- down mood
- feel down
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Soft fine fluffy feathers of birds.
The down of a duck is very soft.
Often appears as...
- duck down
- goose down
verb
To drink something quickly or in one gulp.
He downed his beer in one go.
Often appears as...
- down a drink
- down a shot
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
preposition
Along or moving towards.
They are heading down the road.
Often appears as...
- drive down
- walk down
preposition
From a higher to a lower place or position.
He fell down the stairs.
Often appears as...
- go down
- come down
adverb
In or towards a lower level, a reduction, or a stop.
Prices have gone down.
Often appears as...
- lie down
- count down
adjective
Depressed or unhappy.
I feel really down today.
Often appears as...
- down mood
- feel down
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Soft fine fluffy feathers of birds.
The down of a duck is very soft.
Often appears as...
- duck down
- goose down
verb
To drink something quickly or in one gulp.
He downed his beer in one go.
Often appears as...
- down a drink
- down a shot
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
preposition
Along or moving towards.
They are heading down the road.
Often appears as...
- drive down
- walk down
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something physically moving downwards.
The cat climbed down the tree.
Pro Tip 2/2Decreasing Levels
Implies a decrease in quantity, intensity, or degree in various contexts.
Turn the volume down, please.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something physically moving downwards.
The cat climbed down the tree.
Pro Tip 2/2Decreasing Levels
Implies a decrease in quantity, intensity, or degree in various contexts.
Turn the volume down, please.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something physically moving downwards.
The cat climbed down the tree.
Pro Tip 2/2Decreasing Levels
Implies a decrease in quantity, intensity, or degree in various contexts.
Turn the volume down, please.
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Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing
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What is depression? -...
just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
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Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
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NASA Trailblazer:...
let anyone bring me down and that women are capable of doing anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world
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The psychological weight...
issue that you need to deal with or a life change you need to deal with i urge you to imagine your healthy future self and start living that life now break your journey down into little battles you can win become your own science experiment and
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What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
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Can you solve the locker...
The words in the lockers that remain open at the end will help you crack the code for the safe. Before cousin Thaddeus can even start down the line, you step forward and tell the lawyer you know which lockers will remain open.
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The 'Busy' Life of the...
but why does it come down to the ground to do it? And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless.
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Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement.
Video examples
Sardine Feeding Frenzy...
Tuna attack from below, cutting off the sardines' escape route down to deeper water.
Video examples
Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing
Video examples
What is depression? -...
just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
Video examples
Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
Video examples
NASA Trailblazer:...
let anyone bring me down and that women are capable of doing anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world
Video examples
The psychological weight...
issue that you need to deal with or a life change you need to deal with i urge you to imagine your healthy future self and start living that life now break your journey down into little battles you can win become your own science experiment and
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
Video examples
Can you solve the locker...
The words in the lockers that remain open at the end will help you crack the code for the safe. Before cousin Thaddeus can even start down the line, you step forward and tell the lawyer you know which lockers will remain open.
Video examples
The 'Busy' Life of the...
but why does it come down to the ground to do it? And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement.
Video examples
Sardine Feeding Frenzy...
Tuna attack from below, cutting off the sardines' escape route down to deeper water.
Example 1 of 10
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Tom Holland
English Actor
The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your life isn't about doing one perfect 'thing' and then falling down dead. It's more like going to church or writing a book. You do it over and over, always trying to be a little bit better. Then you die.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
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George W. Bush
American President
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Woz is living his own life now. He hasn't been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.
Quote examples
Tom Holland
English Actor
The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your life isn't about doing one perfect 'thing' and then falling down dead. It's more like going to church or writing a book. You do it over and over, always trying to be a little bit better. Then you die.
Quote examples
Les Brown
American Speaker
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Woz is living his own life now. He hasn't been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history.
Quote examples
Tyler Perry
American Actor
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.
Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
Quote examples
Ogden Nash
American Poet
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.
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