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Aussprache: [/daʊn/]
Wort
Kontext: „direction“
(adverb) moving or pointing towards a lower position. Like when you are coming from upstairs to downstairs, you are moving down.
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She climbed up the ladder and then carefully climbed down.
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The balloon flew up into the sky and didn't come back down.
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Can you please write the numbers in descending order from top to bottom?
Kontext: „position“
(preposition) in a lower position or at a lower level. Like when you place something under another thing, it is placed down.
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He set the book down on the table before leaving.
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The cat climbed up the tree and wouldn't come down.
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Can you put the toy down and come to dinner?
Kontext: „downward movement“
(verb) to move or go to a lower position or level. Like when you are sliding down a slide at the playground.
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The ball rolled down the hill and into the bushes.
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She tried to climb up the steep hill but kept sliding back down.
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Did the water flow down the drain quickly?
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