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{
"term": "down",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to or at a lower place or position",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She jumped down off the chair."
},
{
"text": "He looked down at her."
},
{
"text": "We watched as the sun went down."
},
{
"text": "She bent down to pick up her glove."
},
{
"text": "Mary's not down yet *(= she is still upstairs)*."
},
{
"text": "The baby can't keep any food down *(= in her body)*."
},
{
"text": "I stuck the label down with sellotape."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "from a standing position to a sitting or lying position",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Please sit down."
},
{
"text": "He had to go and lie down for a while."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "at a lower level or rate",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Prices have gone down recently."
},
{
"text": "We're already two goals down *(= the other team has two goals more)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to show that the amount or strength of something is lower, or that there is less activity",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Turn the music down!"
},
{
"text": "The class settled down and she began the lesson."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "on paper; on a list",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Did you get that down?"
},
{
"text": "I always write everything down."
},
{
"text": "Have you got me down for the trip?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "reading from top to bottom, not from side to side",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can't do 3 down."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "to or in the south of a country",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They flew down to Texas."
},
{
"text": "Houses are more expensive down south."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "from an important or famous place, especially a large city, to a smaller or less famous place",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've got people from the head office coming down."
},
{
"text": "Her daughter's down from Oxford *(= Oxford University)* for the holidays."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "used to show the limits in a range or an order",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Everyone will be there, from the Principal down."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "having lost the amount of money mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "At the end of the day we were £20 down."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "if you pay an amount of money down, you pay that to start with, and the rest later",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "used to say how far you have got in a list of things you have to do",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Well, I've seen six apartments so far. That's six down and four to go!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "to or at a local place such as a shop, pub, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm just going down to the post office."
},
{
"text": "I saw him down at the shops."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "used to tell an animal or person to sit or lie",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Down, boy!’ she laughed as the dog jumped up to greet her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be the responsibility of somebody",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's down to you to check the door."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be caused by a particular person or thing",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She claimed her problems were down to the media."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have only a little money left",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm down to my last dollar."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have or catch an illness",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Health problems"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival."
},
{
"text": "The online campaign was getting down and dirty."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "rude and making you feel shocked",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again."
},
{
"text": "The singers are a down-and-dirty duo from Ohio."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "during a long period of time",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Down through the years this town has seen many changes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "including every small part or detail of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She organized everything down to the last detail."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to or in Australia and/or New Zealand",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you are opposed to something, or to a person",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be able to do something easily or well",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's young and she hasn't really got it down yet."
},
{
"text": "The teacher gave us the music to the song and we had two weeks to get it down."
},
{
"text": "It looked easy once you got the system down."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who is determined or wants something very much will succeed",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/daʊn/",
"audio": "do/down/down__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/daʊn/",
"audio": "do/down/down__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "adverb Old English dūn, dūne, shortened from adūne ‘downward’, from the phrase of dūne ‘off the hill’."
}