Daʊn I Person Jumped Looked Place Position Amount

• she jumped down off the chair.
• he looked down at her.
• we watched as the sun went down.
• she bent down to pick up her glove.

down

1. 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.
• She bent down to pick up her glove.
• Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs).
• The baby can't keep any food down (= in her body).
• I stuck the label down with sellotape.
2. from a standing position to a sitting or lying position
• Please sit down.
• He had to go and lie down for a while.
3. at a lower level or rate
• Prices have gone down recently.
• We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more).
4. 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.
5. on paper; on a list
• Did you get that down?
• I always write everything down.
• Have you got me down for the trip?
6. reading from top to bottom, not from side to side
• I can't do 3 down.
7. to or in the south of a country
• They flew down to Texas.
• Houses are more expensive down south.
8. 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.
• Her daughter's down from Oxford (= Oxford University) for the holidays.
9. used to show the limits in a range or an order
• Everyone will be there, from the Principal down.
10. having lost the amount of money mentioned
• At the end of the day we were £20 down.
11. if you pay an amount of money down, you pay that to start with, and the rest later
12. 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!
13. 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.
14. used to tell an animal or person to sit or lie
• ‘Down, boy!’ she laughed as the dog jumped up to greet her.
15. to be the responsibility of somebody
• It's down to you to check the door.
16. to be caused by a particular person or thing
• She claimed her problems were down to the media.
17. to have only a little money left
• I'm down to my last dollar.
18. to have or catch an illness
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. during a long period of time
• Down through the years this town has seen many changes.
22. including every small part or detail of something
• She organized everything down to the last detail.
23. to or in Australia and/or New Zealand
24. used to say that you are opposed to something, or to a person
• The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’
25. 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.
26. a person who is determined or wants something very much will succeed

Word Origin

• adverb Old English dūn, dūne, shortened from adūne ‘downward’, from the phrase of dūne ‘off the hill’.