English to Xhosa Meaning of down - wehla

Down :

wehla

noun

Dune, wehla

verb

wehla, walala

adjective

nokwehla, wehla, ukuya phantsi, zivele kwakona, Ukonakala

adverb

wehla, phantsi, ngaphantsi, kwelabafileyo, ngezantsi

preposition

ngaphantsi, wehla, phantsi, ngezantsi

Down :: phantsiDowned :: selaDowner :: DownerDowners :: downersDowning :: bazibekeDowns :: ndinyuka

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Definitions of down in English

Noun(1) soft fine feathers(2) (American football(3) English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896(4) (usually plural(5) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs
Verb(1) drink down entirely(2) eat up completely, as with great appetite(3) bring down or defeat (an opponent(4) shoot at and force to come down(5) cause to come or go down(6) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Adjective(1) being or moving lower in position or less in some value(2) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place(3) becoming progressively lower(4) being put out by a strikeout(5) understood perfectly(6) lower than previously(7) shut(8) not functioning (temporarily or permanently(9) filled with melancholy and despondency
Adverb(1) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position(2) away from a more central or a more northerly place(3) paid in cash at time of purchase(4) from an earlier time(5) to a lower intensity(6) in an inactive or inoperative state

Examples of down in English

(1) It enables them to see quite a distance down the river to the beginning of the estuary.(2) These people will continue to pass their attitudes down to their children and grandchildren.(3) There are others with a genetic make up which allows them to keep the blood alcohol level down in their blood.(4) Note down all the times and places you smoke, with a note on how much you needed each cigarette.(5) She reminds you of your best qualities when you're down , to take the sting out of your woes.(6) Look out here for a smaller path, dropping down towards a wall on the right.(7) the wind has died down(8) At the moment they are a little bit down but that's my job to pick them up.(9) the Berlin Wall came down in 1989(10) I met Jim Renwick for the first time down at Raeburn Place last Tuesday, and I was impressed.(11) I challenge anyone to listen to this and not sit there with tears streaming down their cheeks.(12) But in May the plans were put on hold when he was struck down with kidney stones.(13) But the heart of the matter remains the same down the ages, and the consequences as dire.(14) I wolfed my lunch down and caught a cab to meet Amy.(15) A few days ago I ran across an old friend who is now living down here with the new wife and child.(16) Take a few minutes to note down what you are looking for before you call, and don't allow yourself to be rushed.

Related Phrases of down

(1) sit down ::

Hlala phantsi

(2) break down ::

yoyisakala

(3) calm down ::

Yehlisa umoya

(4) lay down ::

lala phantsi

(5) settle down ::

Hlala phantsi uzinze

Related Phrases of down

(1) sit down ::

Hlala phantsi

(2) break down ::

yoyisakala

(3) calm down ::

Yehlisa umoya

(4) lay down ::

lala phantsi

(5) settle down ::

Hlala phantsi uzinze

Synonyms

Adjective

1. depressed ::

udangele

2. not working ::

andisebenzi

3. downward ::

Ukonakala

4. down in the mouth ::

phantsi emlonyeni

Adverb

6. toward a lower position ::

sengqondo ubume obuphantsi

7. to the ground ::

emhlabeni

Noun

10. soft feathers ::

ngeentsiba ezithambileyo

11. down feather ::

uphaphe phantsi

12. pile ::

igoqo

Verb

15. go through ::

hamba kwi

16. pull down ::

Yehlisa

17. pop ::

pop

18. shoot down ::

adubule phansi

19. polish ::

Polish

Preposition

20. to a lower position in ::

ukuya kwindawo esezantsi

21. along ::

kanye

22. throughout ::

lonke

Antonyms

1. up ::

phezulu

Different Forms

down, downed, downer, downers, downing

Word Example from TV Shows

(playing bongos) Never play bongos walking DOWN the stairs.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 18

Sure you're not coming DOWN with a cold?

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 6

Instead of being weighed DOWN by ambition,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 9

...but you got something mighty stinky DOWN there.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

$Should we sit back and watch,\Nas if we were tied down?$

Should we sit back and watch,
as if we were tied DOWN?

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 6

Examples of down from TV Shows

(playing bongos) Never play bongos walking DOWN the stairs.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 18

Sure you're not coming DOWN with a cold?

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 6

Instead of being weighed DOWN by ambition,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 9

...but you got something mighty stinky DOWN there.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

$Should we sit back and watch,\Nas if we were tied down?$

Should we sit back and watch,
as if we were tied DOWN?

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 6

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