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downwards en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ (US)
  • /ˈdaʊnwədz/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From down + -wards.

Meanings

  1. Downward.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more downwards Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most downwards Degree=Sup lexicographic

downwards en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ (US)
  • /ˈdaʊnwədz/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From down + -wards.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
    • Gravity pulls everything downwards.
  2. (not-comparable) Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
    • After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.

Antonyms

upwards · up

Synonyms

downward · down

Translations (33)

es hacia abajo (towards a lower place) · es para abajo (to a lower figure or amount) · fi alaspäin (to a lower figure or amount) · he לְמַטָּה (towards a lower place) · fi alaspäin (towards a lower place) · he כְּלַפֵּי־מַטָּה (towards a lower place) · sl dôl (towards a lower place) · de herunter (towards a lower place) · de hinab (towards a lower place) · hu lefelé (towards a lower place) · ckb بەرەونزم (to a lower figure or amount) · fi alas (towards a lower place) · pdt rauf (towards a lower place) · de herab (towards a lower place) · he מַטָּה (towards a lower place) · ckb بەرەوخوار (towards a lower place) · ckb بەرەونزم (towards a lower place) · de abwärts (towards a lower place) · fo niður (towards a lower place) · ang niþer (towards a lower place) · nl benedenwaarts (towards a lower place) · fo omaneftir (towards a lower place) · es a la baja (to a lower figure or amount) · de hinunter (towards a lower place) · sv nedåt (towards a lower place) · fo oman (towards a lower place) · fo niðureftir (towards a lower place) · ota آشاغی (towards a lower place) · ru вниз (towards a lower place) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 (towards a lower place) · grc κάτω (towards a lower place) · la deorsum (towards a lower place) · de nach unten (towards a lower place)