Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down with

/daʊn wɪθ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.84 in modern English

Syllables: down with
IPA: /daʊn wɪθ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.

prep

Comfortable with; having a positive, favourable, or accepting attitude toward; approving of; okay with.

Colloquial

prep

Suffering from (an illness).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Down with the government!"
"The fugitives passed by his horse, through the group of the generals, through the foot guards, on the way towards Sedan with the cry, "Everyone for himself! All is lost! All is finished! Down with the Emperor — down with the generals who have betrayed us! On, on!""
"“If I can make your lives easier by staying where I'm supposed to, I'm down with it.”"
"“They both looked at each other and she smiled and said, “I'm down with it, let's do it.”"
"“Hey, dude, are you down with this groove?”"
"Now are you down with this shit one hundred percent, because this isn't the Carolinas. The game is bigger than those two states.”"

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

down with … ! (canonical)

Phrases

à bas come down with go down with

Frequently Paired Words

à bas come down with go down with down

Antonyms

long live up with

Questions

How do you pronounce down with?: The recorded pronunciation is /daʊn wɪθ/.
What does down with mean?: Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.

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