down

From a higher place to a lower place.

• Please climb down carefully.
• She looked down at her feet.
• The apples fell down from the tree.

How to use it: down from something (The kitten jumped down from the chair.)

Similar words: downwards

Opposites: up

Common phrases: come down, jump down

Toward the bottom or lower end of a page, list, or other thing.

• Scroll down to see the pictures.
• Her name appears further down.
• Move the arrow down to the final option.

Similar words: downwards

Opposites: up

Common phrases: scroll down, further down

Along something from its higher part to its lower part.

• She walked down the stairs.
• The ball rolled down the slope.
• We climbed down the mountain before dark.

Opposites: up

Common phrases: down the stairs, down a hill

Toward the ground from a higher position.

• Water ran down the wall.
• Rain poured down the outside of the window.
• He slid down the rope toward the ground.

Opposites: up

Common phrases: down something, down a wall

Toward the lower end of something.

• Move your finger down the page.
• Read down the list until you find your name.
• Her eyes travelled down the column of numbers.

Opposites: up

Common phrases: down a page, down a list

Toward a smaller number, price, or amount.

• The price went down to five dollars.
• We brought the number down from twenty to twelve.
• Can you get the cost down to a hundred euros?

How to use it: down to an amount (They cut the price down to ten pounds.); down from an amount (The total is down from fifty to thirty.)

Opposites: up

Common phrases: down to something, down from something

Along a place or route toward the south.

• We sailed down the coast toward Spain.
• They drove down the country from Scotland to Cornwall.
• The journey down the eastern coast took several days.

Opposites: up

Common phrases: down the coast, down the country

Lower than it was before, especially in number, amount, or value.

• Prices are down this month.
• The temperature was down by five degrees.
• Are sales down again?

How to use it: be down by an amount (Sales are down by ten percent.); be down on something (Profits are down on last year.)

Similar words: lower, reduced

Opposites: up

Common phrases: prices down, sales down