down

Naija

Etymology

From: English down

Pronunciation

• dáʊ̀n

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Preposition

1. Place wey no be up or middle of someting or somewhere.

   • Na di day wey Oga fall down for step I know sey na strong man e be because he hold himself, no fall reach ground finish.  — (NSC_2021, The day my boss fell down the staircase was when I knew he was a strong man because he didn't land flat on the floor.)
   • Men dey cheat up and down.  — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__35, Men cheat everywhere.)

2. Place wey far from where someting from start.

   • I follow di road go down well well before I see di junction you talk about.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, I walked really far down the road before I found the junction you talked about.)
   • Go down, down down. But na you talk say dat land no be our own. My son!  — (deuber__5673. I thought you said that land down the road is not part of our inheritance?)
   • When dem touch the down part of Jesus outer garment, all deir sickness go just vanish.  — (jw__9280, when the sick touched the helm of his garment, they received healing.)

Synonym

• ground

Translation

• English: down

Adverb

• As person do someting leave am.

• Who open dis tap down.  — (NSC_2021, Who left this tap open?)
• E no good to open door down sleep even for afternoon.  — (NSC_2021, It is not good to leave the door ajar and fall asleep even in the afternoon.)
• Abeg warm soup down I don near house.  — (NSC_2021, Please warm the soup in anticipation of my arrival, I'm close to the house.)

Related forms

• down down

Translation

• English down