📒 to or at a lower place or position
- She jumped down off the chair.
- He looked down at her.
- We watched as the sun went down.
📒 from a standing position to a sitting or lying position
- Please sit down.
- He had to go and lie down for a while.
📒 at a lower level or rate
- Prices have gone down recently.
- We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more).
- Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
📒 used to show that the amount or strength of something is lower, or that there is less activity
- Turn the music down!
- The class settled down and she began the lesson.
📒 on paper; on a list
- Did you get that down?
- I always write everything down.
- Have you got me down for the trip?
📒 reading from top to bottom, not from side to side
📒 to or in the south of a country
- They flew down to Texas.
- Houses are more expensive down south.
📒 from an important or famous place, especially a large city, to a smaller or less famous place
- We've got people from the head office coming down.
- (British English) Her daughter's down from Oxford (= Oxford University) for the holidays.
📒 used to show the limits in a range or an order
- Everyone will be there, from the Principal down.
📒 having lost the amount of money mentioned
- At the end of the day we were £20 down.
📒 if you pay an amount of money down, you pay that to start with, and the rest later
📒 used to say how far you have got in a list of things you have to do
- Well, I've seen six apartments so far. That's six down and four to go!
📒 to or at a local place such as a shop, pub, etc.
- I'm just going down to the post office.
- I saw him down at the shops.
📒 used to tell an animal or person to sit or lie
- ‘Down, boy!’ she laughed as the dog jumped up to greet her.
📒 to be the responsibility of somebody
- It's down to you to check the door.
📒 to be caused by a particular person or thing
- She claimed her problems were down to the media.
📒 to have only a little money left
- I'm down to my last dollar.
📒 to have or catch an illness
📒 behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win
- The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival.
- The online campaign was getting down and dirty.
📒 rude and making you feel shocked
- The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again.
- The singers are a down-and-dirty duo from Ohio.
📒 during a long period of time
- Down through the years this town has seen many changes.
📒 including every small part or detail of something
- She organized everything down to the last detail.
📒 to or in Australia and/or New Zealand
📒 used to say that you are opposed to something, or to a person
- The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’
📒 to be able to do something easily or well
- She's young and she hasn't really got it down yet.
- The teacher gave us the music to the song and we had two weeks to get it down.
- It looked easy once you got the system down.
📒 a person who is determined or wants something very much will succeed