Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Adown · A·down · IPA /əˈdaʊn/ adv. prep. 01 adv. From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. 1. From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.[Archaic] 02 prep. Down. 1. Down.[Archaic & Poetic] “Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed.” — Prior.