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Go down
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
Sink
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)B1verb
| Go down | Sink | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 //ɡəʊ daʊn//🇺🇸 //ɡoʊ daʊn// | 🇬🇧 /["/sɪŋk/","/sɪŋks/","/sæŋk/","/sʌŋk/","/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/sɪŋk/","/sɪŋks/","/sæŋk/","/sʌŋk/","/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | To say bad things about someone or something.To move to a lower place or position. | Ein Ort, wo man Geschirr und Hände wäscht.A place where you wash dishes and hands. |
| Beispiel | Please go down the stairs to the basement. | The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | - | B1 |
| Wortart | verb | |
| Kollokationen | go down the stairs, go down in price, go down with a cold, go down smoothly, go down in history | slowly, fast, down, begin to, start to, below, beneath, into, sink like a stone, sink or swim, sink to the bottom (of something), wearily, gratefully, gracefully, into, onto, sink below the horizon, sink to the floor, sink to the ground, wearily, gratefully, gracefully, into, onto, sink below the horizon, sink to the floor, sink to the ground, quickly, rapidly, gradually, into, sink to a new low, sink to new lows |
| Antonyme | - | float, rise |
| Häufige Fehler | Confused with 'go up' - remember 'down' means lower., Using inappropriately for non-physical contexts., Omitting necessary prepositions in phrases. | Confused with 'sank' - the past tense of sink., Using 'sink' as a noun when describing the action of sinking., Mispronouncing it as 'sinc'. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | This phrasal verb is often used when someone is being unfairly critical. It implies a negative and often persistent judgment.Use 'go down' when describing movement to a lower level. It can also refer to prices, emotions, or information. Avoid in very formal contexts. | Wird im alltäglichen Kontext für Küchen und Badezimmer verwendet. Nicht in formellen Texten. Verwechslung mit 'sank' (Vergangenheitsform) vermeiden.Used in everyday contexts for kitchens and bathrooms. Not used in formal writing. Avoid confusion with 'sank' which is its past tense. |
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Häufige Fragen: Go down vs Sink
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Go down und Sink?
Go down: To move to a lower place or position. Sink: A place where you wash dishes and hands.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Go down: Please go down the stairs to the basement. Sink: The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg.
Kann ich Go down und Sink austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Go down und Sink sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.