down is on the Basic English 850 List.
door - down - doubt
down is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
doubt - down - draw

Pronunciation

change

Preposition

change

Preposition
down

 
An arrow pointing down
  1. Toward the earth, away from the sky.
    What goes up on earth must fall down.
  2. Toward the bottom.
  3. Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
    I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

Synonyms

change

Antonyms

change
change

Singular
down

Plural
downs

  1. (countable & uncountable) Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
    That pillow is full of down.
change


Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right

Plain form
down

Third-person singular
downs

Past tense
downed

Past participle
downed

Present participle
downing

  1. If you down a liquid, normally an alcoholic drink, it means you drink it very quickly.
    Harry downed a glass of beer in five seconds.