down with
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Ill with, as in He's down with the flu . The down here alludes to being felled by illness. Also see come down with .
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Depose, do away with, as in Down with the king! This imperative dates from the early 1500s.
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Lower or put something down, as in Down with the mainsail . [Mid-1600s]
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. Be close friends with, as in I'm down with that crowd . [ Slang ; late 1900s]
Example Sentences
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“You sit down with three other people, and you have to look everyone eye-to-eye.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
They had lost six of their last eight games, had just fired their coach and had saw their second-leading scorer go down with a broken leg in the Olympic tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Monique felt a mist fall over her and realized the passenger was spraying her down with perfume.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Enough that Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, is willing to sit down with her for an hourlong podcast.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
One day in September he took me out to the barn, sat me down with Rufus beside me, and told me about it.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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