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/daʊn/ /daʊn/
Informal
  1. 1 (bir dikişte) içmek, mideye indirmek

Definition (English)

To drink or eat something quickly.

Example Sentences

  1. He downed his coffee and ran to catch the bus.
    Kahvesini bir dikişte içti ve otobüse yetişmek için koştu.
  2. The hungry boys downed three pizzas in ten minutes.
    Aç çocuklar on dakikada üç pizzayı mideye indirdi.
InformalSports
  1. 1 yenmek

Definition (English)

To defeat a team or a player in a game.

Example Sentences

  1. The home team downed their rivals 3-0 on Saturday.
    Ev sahibi takım cumartesi günü rakibini 3-0 yendi.
  2. She downed the champion in two straight sets.
    Şampiyonu set vermeden yendi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base down
/daʊn/
Past downed
/daʊnd/
Participle downed
/daʊnd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddown → downed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. downed /daʊnd/

Synonyms

Collocations

down a drinkdown in onedown tools

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