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downwards
down·ward D0370300 (doun′wərd)adv. or down·wards (-wərdz)1. In, to, or toward a lower place, level, or position: floating downward.2. Toward a lower position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: slid downward into poverty.3. Toward the feet or lower parts: clothed from the waist downward.4. Toward a lower amount, degree, or rank: stocks plummeted downward.5. From a prior source or earlier time: passed downward through the ages.adj. Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.
down′ward·ly adv.downwards (ˈdaʊnwədz) or downwardadv1. from a higher to a lower place, level, etc2. from an earlier time or source to a later: from the Tudors downwards. downwards1. 'downwards'In British English, if you move or look downwards, you move or look towards the ground or the floor. ...a lift that is plummeting downwards at speed.She gazed downwards.Downwards is only used as an adverb. 2. 'downward'Speakers of American English usually say downward instead of 'downwards'. The blood from the wound spread downward.He kept his head on one side as he spoke, looking downward.In both British and American English, downward is an adjective. A downward movement or look is one in which someone or something moves or looks downwards. She made a bold downward stroke with the paintbrush....a downward glance.When downward is an adjective, you can only use it in front of a noun. Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | downwards - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"down, downward, downwardlyup, upward, upwardly, upwards - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" |
Translationsabwärtsherunterverso il bassoabbassodownwards
Synonyms for downwardsadv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or positionSynonymsAntonyms |