[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/down.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / down [← D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/D/) # down «down» in Mova's school dictionary: **toward a lower place** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adverb, preposition (down); adjective (down — sad, not working); noun (down — soft feathers; downs — hills); verb (down, downed — to drink fast or to knock over) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Down means toward a lower place. You walk down the stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m1) 2) Down means less or lower in amount, like prices going down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m2) 3) Down can mean along: walk down the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m3) 4) Feeling down means feeling sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m4) 5) Down is the soft fluffy feathers of young birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m5) 6) Write down means put on paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m6) 7) Down means not working: «the internet is down». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m7) 8) (casual) «I'm down» or «down for it» (US slang) means I agree, I'll join; «down to you» means your choice; «down under» means Australia and NZ. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m8) 9) (rude) «Put someone down» is to make them feel small; «shut it down» and «pipe down» mean be quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m9) 10) (euphemism) «Downsizing» means sacking workers; «let someone down» means disappoint them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m10) 11) (formal) Exams say «decrease», «decline», «diminish», «descend», «reduce», «a reduction of» and «in a downward direction». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m11) 12) To settle down means to make your home somewhere and stay there for good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#m12) ### sense in the lessons maths: going lower: prices or temperatures going down, walking down a road, writing down a number; «down by n» subtracts, «down to n» gives the new amount; rounding down; science: things fall down because of gravity; ducklings have down; everyday life: sit down, calm down, slow down; phrases: «down the road», «upside down», «count down», «down payment»; in casual talk «u down?», «down under», «chill down», «it's down to you»; in rough talk «pipe down», «sit down and shut up»; in the exam voice «the temperature declines by 3 degrees», «decreases to 2 degrees», «a reduction of 3 dollars» ### examples - The price went down by $3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x1) - The temperature dropped down to 2 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x2) - She walked 5 blocks down the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x3) - Write down the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x4) - Please sit down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x5) - Slow down near the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x6) - He felt down after losing the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x7) - Ducklings are covered in soft down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x8) - Count down from ten to zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x9) - footy at 4, u down? we need 2 more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x10) - Pipe down, I'm counting the money! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x11) - The temperature, initially 9 degrees, declines by 3 degrees and subsequently by a further 2 degrees. State the final temperature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x12) - He was settled down for good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/#x13) ### note «Goes down by n» means subtract n; «down to n» gives the new amount. Trap: «by» and «to» are different: down by 3 subtracts 3, down to 3 means it is now 3. «declines by» and «decreases by» in an exam also subtract; «decreases to» gives the new amount. «I'm down» in slang means I agree, with no number meaning. Round down means go to the lower number. ### In the corpora - [Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/3/) - [Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/15/) - [Picture a living room in Melbourne: Dad sits you down and says, "Grandad is dying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/3/) - [Many people feel let down by politicians, but they can still vote, write letters and get involved.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/14/) - [Tired adults often push on all day and only stop when they sit down, and a good night's sleep usually fixes it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/12/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «down» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/down/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.