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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : doun
Phonetic Transcription : daʊn



Definition of down on

Origin :
  • late Old English shortened form of Old English ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dative of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). A sense development peculiar to English.
  • Used as a preposition since c.1500. Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from c.1600. Slang sense of "aware, wide awake" is attested from 1812. Computer crash sense is from 1965. As a preposition from late 14c.; as an adjective from 1560s. Down-and-out is from 1889, American English, from situation of a beaten prizefighter. Down home (adj.) is 1931, American English; down the hatch as a toast is from 1931; down to the wire is 1901, from horse-racing. Down time is from 1952. Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.
  • As in adverse : adj unfavorable, antagonistic
  • As in bet : noun game of chance; money gambled
  • As in detest : verb hate; feel disgust toward
  • As in hate : verb dislike very strongly

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