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- [doun]
- /daʊn/
- /daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doun]
- /daʊn/
Definitions of downed word
- adverb downed from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder. 1
- adverb downed on or to the ground, floor, or bottom: He fell down. 1
- adverb downed to or in a sitting or lying position. 1
- adverb downed to or in a position, area, or district considered lower, especially from a geographical or cartographic standpoint, as to the south, a business district, etc.: We drove from San Francisco down to Los Angeles. 1
- adverb downed to or at a lower value or rate. 1
- adverb downed to a lesser pitch or volume: Turn down the radio. 1
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Origin of downed
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English doune, Old English dūne, aphetic variant of adūne for of dūne off (the) hill; see a-2, down3
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Parts of speech for Downed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
downed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
downed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for downed
verb downed
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- dissipate — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
Antonyms for downed
verb downed
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
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Matching words
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