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Meaning of downward

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

downward

Pronunciation:/ˈdaʊnwəd//ˈdaʊnwɚd/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

    Example: He spoke with a downward glance.

  2. Located at a lower level.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.

    Example: His position in society moved ever downward.

  2. At a lower level.

  3. Southward