Downwards — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlɪɡənsiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊnwədz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊnwədz/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlɪɡənsiz/.

Examples

don't fall down
rode the lift up and skied down
prices plunged downward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

down downward downwardly

Antonyms

upwards upward up upwardly

Parts of Speech

adverb

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

“don't fall down”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach unten

räumlich oder metaphorisch von einer höheren auf eine niedrigere Ebene oder Position

🇫🇷French

vers le bas

spatialement ou métaphoriquement d'un niveau ou d'une position supérieur à inférieur

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia abajo

espacial o metafóricamente desde un nivel o posición superior a uno inferior

🇮🇹Italian

verso il basso

spazialmente o metaforicamente da un livello o posizione più alto a uno più basso

🇳🇱Dutch

naar beneden

ruimtelijk of metaforisch van een hoger naar een lager niveau of positie

🇵🇹Portuguese

para baixo

espacialmente ou metaforicamente de um nível ou posição superior para um inferior

🇷🇺Russian

вниз

пространственно или метафорически от более высокого уровня или положения к более низкому

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे की ओर

स्थानिक या लाक्षणिक रूप से उच्च से निम्न स्तर या स्थिति की ओर

🇧🇩Bengali

নিচের দিকে

স্থানিক বা রূপকভাবে উচ্চ থেকে নিম্ন স্তর বা অবস্থানে

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ்நோக்கி

இடஞ்சார்ந்த அல்லது உருவகமாக உயர்ந்த நிலையிலிருந்து கீழ் நிலை அல்லது நிலைக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రిందికి

ప్రాదేశికంగా లేదా రూపకంగా ఉన్నత స్థాయి నుండి దిగువ స్థాయి లేదా స్థానానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

खालच्या दिशेने

अवकाशीय किंवा रूपकदृष्ट्या उच्च ते खालच्या स्तरावर किंवा स्थानापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીચેની તરફ

અવકાશી અથવા રૂપકાત્મક રીતે ઉચ્ચથી નીચલા સ્તર અથવા સ્થાન સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಮುಖವಾಗಿ

ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಕವಾಗಿ ಉನ್ನತ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಕೆಳ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴേക്ക്

ഉയർന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് താഴ്ന്ന നിലയിലേക്കോ സ്ഥാനത്തിലേക്കോ സ്ഥലപരമായോ രൂപകപരമായോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ

ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉੱਚ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچے کی طرف

مقامی یا استعاراتی طور پر ایک اعلی سے نچلی سطح یا پوزیشن تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向下

空间上或隐喻上从较高水平或位置到较低水平或位置

🇯🇵Japanese

下向き

空間的または比喩的に、より高いレベルまたは位置からより低いレベルまたは位置へ

🇰🇷Korean

아래쪽으로

공간적으로나 은유적으로 더 높은 수준에서 더 낮은 수준이나 위치로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi xuống

về mặt không gian hoặc ẩn dụ từ cấp độ hoặc vị trí cao hơn đến thấp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ลง

เชิงพื้นที่หรือเชิงเปรียบเทียบจากระดับบนไปยังระดับหรือตำแหน่งที่ต่ำกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke bawah

secara spasial atau metaforis dari tingkat atau posisi yang lebih tinggi ke tingkat atau posisi yang lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

pababa

spatially o metaporikal mula sa mas mataas hanggang sa mas mababang antas o posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

ke bawah

secara ruang atau metafora daripada peringkat atau kedudukan yang lebih tinggi ke peringkat yang lebih rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى الأسفل

مكانيًا أو مجازيًا من مستوى أو موضع أعلى إلى مستوى أو موضع أدنى

🇮🇷Persian

به سمت پایین

به صورت مکانی یا استعاری از یک سطح یا موقعیت بالاتر به پایین تر

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağı doğru

mekansal veya mecazi olarak daha yüksek bir seviyeden veya konuma

🇮🇱Hebrew

כלפי מטה

מבחינה מרחבית או מטפורית מרמה או עמדה גבוהה יותר לנמוכה יותר

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