downtown

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noun 3adv 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, dead, main, many, new

There's a new downtown shopping district that just opened last month.

VERB + DOWNTOWN

centre, control, get, go, going, jam, let's, meet

I went downtown to do some shopping and grab lunch with my friend.

DOWNTOWN + NOUN

cruces, job, karachi, kyoto, las, pizza, refers, sunday

We grabbed a pizza at that new place downtown last Saturday night.

PREP.

from, in, in, on

We grabbed lunch at the new restaurant downtown on Saturday afternoon.

ADV.

always, often

We always go downtown on Saturday mornings to visit the farmer's market.

Definitions

adj

Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.

John walked every day to his downtown job.

“Human flesh got stuck to me,” he recalls now, as we sit in the ambulance control centre in downtown Karachi.

adv

In or towards the central business district.

You need to go downtown four blocks.

A storekeeper downtown was shot dead last evening.

Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

That shot came from way downtown!

noun

The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

The human genitalia.

Heroin.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

uptown

Idioms & Phrases

go downtown

To be taken into custody at the police station.

Example Bank

John walked every day to his downtown job.

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“Human flesh got stuck to me,” he recalls now, as we sit in the ambulance control centre in downtown Karachi.

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The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians.

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You need to go downtown four blocks.

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A storekeeper downtown was shot dead last evening.

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When you're alone and life is making you lonely / You can always go downtown

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, downtown is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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