Definitions
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adverb
From a higher place to a lower place.
Examples
- The cat jumped down from the table.
- Please sit down.
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adverb
Toward the bottom of something.
Examples
- Go down to the bottom of the page.
- A pain shot down from his neck to his back.
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adverb
Further along a road or path.
Examples
- His house is farther down the road.
- The shop is just down the street.
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adverb
To the south.
Examples
- I went down to Miami for a meeting.
- They drove down to Florida for the winter.
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adverb
Away from a big city, in some places.
Examples
- He went down to the country for the weekend.
- She grew up down on the farm.
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adverb
At or toward a place nearby, no matter the direction.
Examples
- She lives down by the park.
- He works down at the docks.
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adverb
Straight ahead along a road.
Examples
- Walk down to the corner and turn right.
- Keep going down this road until you reach the bridge.
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adverb
On a railway, going away from the main station.
Examples
- The down train leaves from platform three.
- We took the down line out of the city.
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adverb
In British use, away from Oxford, Cambridge or London.
Examples
- He went back down to Newcastle for Christmas.
- She is down in Cornwall for the holidays.
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adverb
To a lower rank or level.
Examples
- The player was sent down to the minor league.
- After the mistake, Kelly was moved down a rank.