downwards

English

Etymology

down +‎ -wards

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnwədz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/

Adverb

downwards (not comparable)

1. Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

   Gravity pulls everything downwards.

2. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.

   After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.

Synonyms

• downward, down

Antonyms

• upwards, up

Translations

towards a lower place

• Dutch: benedenwaarts (nl)
• Faroese: oman, omaneftir, niður, niðureftir
• Finnish: alas (fi), alaspäin (fi)
• German: abwärts (de), nach unten
• Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 (dalaþ)
• Greek:

  Ancient: κάτω (kátō)

• Hebrew: מַטָּה (he) (matá), לְמַטָּה (l'matá), כְּלַפֵּי־מַטָּה (klapei matá)
• Hungarian: lefelé (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: بەرەونزم (berewnizm), بەرەوخوار (berewixwar)

• Latin: deorsum (la)
• Old English: niþer
• Plautdietsch: rauf
• Slovene: dôl (sl)
• Spanish: hacia abajo
• Swedish: nedåt (sv)

to a lower figure or amount

• Finnish: alaspäin (fi)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: بەرەونزم (berewnizm)

Anagrams

• downdraws, drawdowns