definition of the word down

• Cognate with dune, town, Middle Dutch dune "sandy hill," Old English dun "hill," Old Irish dun "hill, fort." Note the second syllable of London, Verdun, etc. From Proto-Germanic *dana (“‘prefix used before verbs (eg: dana-zeran, ‘to tear down’)’”).

• IPA: /daʊn/, SAMPA: /daUn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aʊn

down (incomparable and comparable), (comparative farther down, superlative farthest down)

1. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
   • The cat jumped down from the table.
   • His place is farther down the road.
2. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
   • I went down to Miami for a conference.
3. (Hiberno English) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).
   • He went down to Cavan. Down on the farm. Down country.
4. Into a state of non-operation.
   • The computer has been shut down.
   • They closed the shop down.
5. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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