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down

From Wiktionary
down is on the Basic English 850 List.
door - down - doubt
down is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
doubt - down - draw

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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Preposition
down

An arrow pointing down
  1. Toward the earth, away from the sky.
    What goes up on earth must fall down.
  2. Toward the bottom.
  3. Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
    I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

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Antonyms

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Noun

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Singular
down

Plural
downs

  1. (countable & uncountable) Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
    That pillow is full of down.
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Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right

Verb

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Plain form
down

Third-person singular
downs

Past tense
downed

Past participle
downed

Present participle
downing

  1. If you down a liquid, normally an alcoholic drink, it means you drink it very quickly.
    Harry downed a glass of beer in five seconds.