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1. (adv.) downward
Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower level or condition.
2. downward
from a source or beginning.
3. downward
from a past time to the present.
4. (adj.) downward
moving to a lower level or condition.
5. downward
descending from a source or beginning.
Etymology: (1150–1200)
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1. (adj) down(a), downward(a)
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
"the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
2. (adverb) downward(ip)
on or toward a surface regarded as a base
"he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"
3. (adverb) down, downwards, downward, downwardly
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) downward
moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous
2. (adj) downward
descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent
3. (adj) downward
tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts
4. (adverb) downward
alt. of Downwards
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Sense: leading, moving etc down
a downward curve.
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 Afrikaans: afwaarts |
 Arabic: نَحْوَ الأسْفَل |
 Bulgarian: надолу |
 Brazilian: descendente |
 Czech: klesající |
 German: sich neigend |
 Danish: nedadgående; nedadrettet |
 Greek: καθοδικός |
 Spanish: descendente |
 Estonian: langev |
 Farsi: فروسوی |
 Finnish: alaspäin viettävä |
 French: descendant |
 Hebrew: כְּלָפֵי מָטָה |
 Hindi: नीचे की दिशा में जाती कोई |
 Croatian: koji ide prema dolje |
 Hungarian: lefelé irányuló |
 Indonesian: menurun |
 Icelandic: niður-, niður á við |
 Italian: in discesa, verso il bass |
 Japanese: 下方への |
 Korean: 아래쪽의 |
 Lithuanian: einantis/krintantisžemyn |
 Latvian: lejupejošs |
 Malay: menurun |
 Dutch: neerwaarts |
 Norwegian: som skrår nedover, skråne |
 Polish: idący w dół |
 Persian: فروسوی |
 Pashto: کښټه خوا |
 Portuguese: descendente |
 Romanian: descendent |
 Russian: спускающийся |
 Slovak: klesajúci |
 Slovenian: spuščajoč se |
 Serbian: silazni |
 Swedish: nedåtgående |
 Thai: ลดต่ำลง |
 Turkish: aşağı doğru |
 Taiwanese: 往下的 |
 Ukrainian: низхідний |
 Urdu: نیچے کی طرف جاتا ہوا |
 Vietnamese: đi xuống |
 Chinese: 向下的 |
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