Downward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

on or toward a surface regarded as a base

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlɪɡəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊnwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊnwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlɪɡəns/.

Examples

the down staircase
the downward course of the stream
he lay face downward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

down downwardly downwards

Antonyms

upwards upward up upwardly

Parts of Speech

adjective	extending or moving from a higher to a lower place “the down staircase”
adjective	on or toward a surface regarded as a base “he lay face downward”
adverb	spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position “don't fall down”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach unten

Ausdehnen oder Bewegen von einem höheren zu einem niedrigeren Ort

🇫🇷French

vers le bas

s'étendre ou se déplacer d'un endroit supérieur à un endroit inférieur

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia abajo

extenderse o moverse de un lugar más alto a un lugar más bajo

🇮🇹Italian

verso il basso

estendersi o spostarsi da un luogo più alto a uno più basso

🇳🇱Dutch

naar beneden

zich uitstrekken of zich verplaatsen van een hogere naar een lagere plaats

🇵🇹Portuguese

para baixo

estendendo-se ou movendo-se de um lugar mais alto para um lugar mais baixo

🇷🇺Russian

вниз

расширение или перемещение с более высокого места на более низкое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे

ऊँचे से निचले स्थान की ओर बढ़ना या बढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিম্নগামী

প্রসারিত বা একটি উচ্চ থেকে একটি নিম্ন স্থানে সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ்நோக்கி

உயர்ந்த இடத்திலிருந்து தாழ்ந்த இடத்திற்கு நீட்டித்தல் அல்லது நகர்த்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రిందికి

ఎత్తైన ప్రదేశం నుండి దిగువ ప్రదేశానికి విస్తరించడం లేదా తరలించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खालच्या दिशेने

उंचावरून खालच्या ठिकाणी वाढवणे किंवा हलवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીચે તરફ

ઉચ્ચથી નીચલા સ્થાને વિસ્તરવું અથવા ખસેડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಮುಖವಾಗಿ

ಎತ್ತರದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴേക്ക്

ഉയരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് താഴ്ന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് നീട്ടുകയോ നീങ്ങുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ

ਉੱਚੇ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਵੱਲ ਵਧਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچے کی طرف

اونچی جگہ سے نیچے کی طرف بڑھانا یا منتقل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向下

从较高的地方延伸或移动到较低的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

下向き

高い場所から低い場所へ伸びる、または移動する

🇰🇷Korean

하향의

더 높은 곳에서 더 낮은 곳으로 확장하거나 이동하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi xuống

mở rộng hoặc di chuyển từ nơi cao hơn đến nơi thấp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ลง

การขยายหรือย้ายจากที่สูงกว่าไปยังที่ที่ต่ำกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke bawah

memanjang atau berpindah dari tempat yang lebih tinggi ke tempat yang lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

pababa

pagpapalawak o paglipat mula sa mas mataas patungo sa mas mababang lugar

🇲🇾Malay

ke bawah

memanjang atau bergerak dari tempat yang lebih tinggi ke tempat yang lebih rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى الأسفل

الامتداد أو الانتقال من مكان أعلى إلى مكان أدنى

🇮🇷Persian

رو به پایین

گسترش یا حرکت از یک مکان بالاتر به یک مکان پایین تر

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağı doğru

daha yüksek bir yerden daha alçak bir yere doğru uzanmak veya hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּלַפֵּי מַטָה

מתרחב או נע ממקום גבוה יותר למקום נמוך יותר

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The primary meaning of 'downward' is 'extending or moving from a higher to a lower place'.

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Using 'downward' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'downward' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'downward' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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