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window down

B1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To open the car window by making the glass go down.

Literal meaning: To move the window downward — fully transparent.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To open a car window by moving the glass panel downward.

"Can you window down on your side? It's getting hot in here."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

This is an informal, colloquial conversion of the noun 'window' into a verb, primarily heard in American English. Not universally accepted as standard; many speakers prefer 'roll down the window' or 'lower the window'. Appears mainly in casual spoken contexts.

Commonly used with

window car vehicle

Forms

Base
window down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
windows down
he/she/it
Past simple
windowed down
yesterday
Past participle
windowed down
have + pp
-ing form
windowing down
continuous

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