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Daʊn Preposition Bre Stone Rolled Hill Tears Ran
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BrE / daʊn / NAmE / daʊn / |
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- the stone rolled down the hill.
- tears ran down her face.
- her hair hung down her back to her waist.
- he lives just down the street.
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down(preposition)BrE / daʊn / NAmE / daʊn / - from a high or higher point on something to a lower one
- The stone rolled down the hill.
- Tears ran down her face.
- Her hair hung down her back to her waist.
- along; towards the direction in which you are facing
- He lives just down the street.
- Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights.
- There's a bridge a mile down the river from here.
- all through a period of time
- an exhibition of costumes down the ages (= from all periods of history)
Word Origin- preposition Old English dūn, dūne, shortened from adūne ‘downward’, from the phrase of dūne ‘off the hill’.
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