Down Definition
- Hostile or negative toward; ill-disposed to:
was down on jogging after his injury.
- Afflicted by misfortune.
- Used to express disapproval of someone or a wish to see someone removed from a position of authority:
Down with the king!
- knocked out
- lacking enough money, shelter, a job, etc.; destitute or impoverished
- hostile to; angry or annoyed with
Other Word Forms of Down
Noun
Adjective
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Down
- down on
- down on (one's) luck
- down with
- down and out
- down on
- down to the ground
- down with
- have something down
Origin of Down
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Middle English doun, from Old English dūn, from British Celtic dunon 'hill; hillfort' (compare Welsh din 'hill', Irish dún 'hill, fort'), from Proto-Indo-European *dheue or dhwene. More at town; akin to dune.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English doun from Old English -dūne (as in ofdūne downwards) from dūne dative of dūn hill dheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English doune from Old English dūn hill dheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English doun from Old Norse dūnn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse dún.
From Wiktionary
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