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Scroll Down Meaning and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：scroll down (screen) (Scroll down)

Scroll down 🔊

/skroʊl daʊn/

phr.v.

To move content upwards on a screen using your finger or mouse to see what is below.

scroll down (screen) 🔊

➕

/skroʊl daʊn ˈskriːn/

phr.v.

To move upward on a touchscreen or with a mouse so that content shifts downward on the display, revealing lower portions.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combines 'scroll' (from Old French 'escroul', a roll of parchment) with 'down' (direction).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine an ancient scroll unraveling downward as you pull it.

📖 Example

The article is very long; you need to scroll down to read the comments at the bottom. 🔊 The article is very long; you need to scroll down to read the comments at the bottom.

🔗 Collocations

scroll down a page – scroll down a page

scroll down with finger – scroll down with finger

scroll down to bottom – scroll down to bottom

🔄 Synonyms

slide down (v.) – To move smoothly downward on a screen

swipe down (v.) – To move content downward by swiping up on touchscreen

🚫 Antonyms

scroll up (phr.v.) – To move content downward to see what is above

🌱 Derivatives

scrolling (n./adj.) – The action of moving content on a screen

scrolled (v. past) – Past tense of scroll

📖 Cultural Story

Originated from early computer interfaces (1970s) where users moved a 'scroll bar' to view content, mimicking the unrolling of a physical parchment scroll.

Meaning 2：scroll down (document) (Scroll down)

Scroll down 🔊

/skroʊl daʊn/

phr.v.

To continue reading further down in a text to find more information or continue the story.

scroll down (document) 🔊

➕

/skroʊl daʊn ˈdɑːkjʊmənt/

phr.v.

To continue reading a digital text by moving the view further down, often to find specific information or the continuation of a story.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

This cake recipe has a secret tip, but you'll have to scroll down to step five to find it! 🔊 This cake recipe has a secret tip, but you'll have to scroll down to step five to find it!

🔗 Collocations

scroll down to step – scroll down to step

scroll down for more – scroll down for more

scroll down the article – scroll down the article

🔄 Synonyms

read on (phr.) – To continue reading further

move down (phr.v.) – To navigate downwards in a text

🚫 Antonyms

scroll back up (phr.v.) – To return to an earlier part of the text

🌱 Derivatives

scrolling (n./adj.) – The action of moving content on a screen

scrolled (v. past) – Past tense of scroll