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καταβαίνω

Pronunciation: /ka.ta.bǎi̯.nɔː/

“καταβαίνω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to step down, to go or come down
  2. to dismount from a chariot or a horse
  3. to go down from the inland parts to the sea, especially from central Asia
  4. to come to land, get safely ashore
  5. to go down into the arena, to fight, wrestle, race
  6. to come down from the tribune
  7. to come to in a course of speaking
  8. to come to the same point, agree
  9. to come down, fall
  10. to condescend
  11. to go one's way, advance

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

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