downtown
gb/dˈaʊntˈaʊn/ us/dˈaʊntˈaʊn/
A2
Engelska
~ 3600
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv
A2
entity
1
City's main commercial area
The main part of a city where most offices, shops, and big buildings are.
Användningsmönster:
[someone] goes downtown
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'downtown' with 'uptown', which often refers to more residential or northern parts of a city in American English.
Synonymer
city center (More common in British English; same meaning.)
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central business district (More formal and technical; often used in urban planning.)
Antonymer
suburbs (Refers to areas outside the main city center, usually residential.)
Ordkombinationer
downtown area
|downtown hotel
|downtown traffic
|downtown shopping
|downtown business
Teman
geography
|daily life
|travel
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- I work in a law firm downtown.
- The downtown area is always busy during the holidays.
- We stayed at a hotel downtown for the conference.
- Downtown has many restaurants and theaters.
- Traffic is heavy in downtown during rush hour.
Exempel för inlärare
- I go downtown every day for work.
- We had dinner in a downtown restaurant.
- Downtown is very busy on weekends.
- My office is in downtown.
- They opened a new store downtown.
adverb
A2
relation
2
In or toward city center
Going to or in the main part of the city.
Användningsmönster:
[someone] goes downtown
Vanligt misstag:
Some learners use 'in downtown' incorrectly; it should be 'in the downtown area' or just 'downtown'.
Synonymer
centrally (Less common; means in the center, but not specific to cities.)
Antonymer
outskirts (Areas far from the city center.)
Ordkombinationer
drive downtown
|head downtown
|go downtown
Teman
geography
|daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- We drove downtown to see a play.
- She lives uptown but works downtown.
- Are you going downtown later?
- The bus goes downtown every 15 minutes.
Exempel för inlärare
- I will go downtown tomorrow.
- He works downtown but lives in the suburbs.
- We took the train downtown.
- She likes to go downtown on Saturdays.
adjective
A2
property
3
Located in city center
In the main part of a city where there are many shops and offices.
Användningsmönster:
[something] is downtown
Synonymer
central (General term for being near the middle; not always about cities.)
Antonymer
suburban (Located outside the main city, usually residential.)
Ordkombinationer
downtown hotel
|downtown apartment
|downtown office
Teman
geography
|daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- They bought a downtown apartment.
- The new gallery is in a downtown building.
- Downtown restaurants are often more expensive.
Exempel för inlärare
- My school is in a downtown area.
- They live in a downtown apartment.
- We visited a downtown museum.
Grammatik
Grundform
downtown
IPA
GB/dˈaʊntˈaʊn/
US/dˈaʊntˈaʊn/
Stavelser och betoning
down - town (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (down)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: downtown
Noun
- Base: downtown
- Plural: downtown, downtowns
Ordfamilj
Forms
downtowns
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uptown
noun
Related words
midtown
noun
Uttryck
downtown area
1/dˈaʊntˈaʊn ˈɛɹiə/
fixed phrase
Central part of a city
The main part of a city with many businesses, shops, and offices.
Exempel
- The downtown area is full of restaurants and cafes.
- Parking is expensive in the downtown area.
downtown core
1/dˈaʊntˈaʊn kˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Most central part of business district
The very center of a city's business area.
Exempel
- The hotel is right in the downtown core.
- Many tech companies have offices in the downtown core.
go downtown
1/ɡˈoʊ dˈaʊntˈaʊn/
fixed phrase
Travel to city center
To travel to the main part of a city where there are many shops and offices.
Exempel
- We plan to go downtown this afternoon.
- He went downtown to meet some friends.