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If you are d___ with an illness, you have that illness.If you are down with an illness, you have that illness....a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles. prepositionTo go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go towards the ground or to a lower level.We're going down a mountain.A man came down the stairs to meet them.The tears began flooding down her cheeks.She went down to the kitchen again.She sat on the window seat until they climbed down from the roof.Any unauthorized war planes flying in the area are to be shot down.If you are a particular distance down something, you are that distance below the top or surface of it.He managed to cling on to a ledge 40ft down the rock face.The union leader was last night staging a protest vigil 400 yards down a mineshaft.For the last 18 months miners have cut a face to develop a new shaft 400 metres down.If you go or look down something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are down a road or river, you are somewhere along it.They set off at a jog up one street and down another.Karl looked down the street.She lives a few miles down the road at Burnham....sailing down the river on a barge.If you are down a place, you are at that place. If you go down a place, you go to that place. Some people consider this to be non-standard.People are down the pub, getting drunk.We got in the car and went down the supermarket and started buying food.If you are down with an illness, you have that illness....a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles.adverbYou use down to say that you are looking or facing in a direction that is towards the ground or towards a lower level.She was still looking down at her papers.She put her head down, her hands over her face.He bent down and picked up a rock.If you put something down, you put it onto a surface.Danny put down his glass.After two rings I put down the phone.He laid his knife down.If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going down to that place, especially if you are going towards the south or to a lower level of land.I went down to L.A. all the way from Seattle.I have seen him walking down to the shops a mile or so away.I'll take you back down to the valley....holidaymakers coming down here in the summer.If an amount of something goes down, it decreases . If an amount of something is down, it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was.Interest rates came down today.Inflation will be down to three percent.My weight went down to seventy pounds.My department had a healthy interest in keeping expenses down.The Dow Jones industrial average is down 5 points at 2,913....with hotel occupation down by around half.otherphraseDown to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person.I was a soldier down to my shoelaces....from the chairman right down to the tea ladies.phraseIf you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left.The poor man's down to his last £3.phraseIf a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing.Any mistakes are entirely down to us.That's down to pure hard work.phraseIf someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen .Mark had told me that he was down for an interview....derelict houses that were down for demolition.phraseIf you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it.He paid 20 percent down.

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query	If you are d___ with an illness, you have that illness.If you are down with an illness, you have that illness. ...a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles.
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full-definition	preposition To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go towards the ground or to a lower level. We're going down a mountain. A man came down the stairs to meet them. The tears began flooding down her cheeks. She went down to the kitchen again. She sat on the window seat until they climbed down from the roof. Any unauthorized war planes flying in the area are to be shot down. If you are a particular distance down something, you are that distance below the top or surface of it. He managed to cling on to a ledge 40ft down the rock face. The union leader was last night staging a protest vigil 400 yards down a mineshaft. For the last 18 months miners have cut a face to develop a new shaft 400 metres down. If you go or look down something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are down a road or river, you are somewhere along it. They set off at a jog up one street and down another. Karl looked down the street. She lives a few miles down the road at Burnham. ...sailing down the river on a barge. If you are down a place, you are at that place. If you go down a place, you go to that place. Some people consider this to be non-standard. People are down the pub, getting drunk. We got in the car and went down the supermarket and started buying food. If you are down with an illness, you have that illness. ...a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles. adverb You use down to say that you are looking or facing in a direction that is towards the ground or towards a lower level. She was still looking down at her papers. She put her head down, her hands over her face. He bent down and picked up a rock. If you put something down, you put it onto a surface. Danny put down his glass. After two rings I put down the phone. He laid his knife down. If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going down to that place, especially if you are going towards the south or to a lower level of land. I went down to L.A. all the way from Seattle. I have seen him walking down to the shops a mile or so away. I'll take you back down to the valley. ...holidaymakers coming down here in the summer. If an amount of something goes down, it decreases . If an amount of something is down, it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was. Interest rates came down today. Inflation will be down to three percent. My weight went down to seventy pounds. My department had a healthy interest in keeping expenses down. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 5 points at 2,913. ...with hotel occupation down by around half. other phrase Down to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person. I was a soldier down to my shoelaces. ...from the chairman right down to the tea ladies. phrase If you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left. The poor man's down to his last £3. phrase If a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing. Any mistakes are entirely down to us. That's down to pure hard work. phrase If someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen . Mark had told me that he was down for an interview. ...derelict houses that were down for demolition. phrase If you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it. He paid 20 percent down.
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