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==English== |
==English== |
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{{merge|downward|fragment=downward, downwards}} |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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{{suffix|en|down|wards}} |
From {{suffix|en|down|wards}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈdaʊnwədz/|a=UK}} |
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-downwards.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈdaʊnwɚdz/|a=US}} |
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===Adverb=== |
===Adverb=== |
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{{en-adv}} |
{{en-adv|-}} |
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# Towards a [[lower]] [[place]]; towards what is below. |
# Towards a [[lower]] [[place]]; towards what is below. |
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#: {{ux|en|Gravity pulls everything '''downwards'''.}} |
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# To a lower figure or amount. |
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# Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc. |
# Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc. |
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#: {{ux|en|After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed '''downwards'''.}} |
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====Synonyms==== |
====Synonyms==== |
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{{trans-top|towards a lower place}} |
{{trans-top|towards a lower place}} |
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|benedenwaarts}} |
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|benedenwaarts}} |
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* Faroese: {{t|fo|oman}}, {{t|fo|omaneftir}}, {{t|fo|niður}}, {{t|fo|niðureftir}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alas}}, {{t+|fi|alaspäin}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|abwärts}}, {{t|de|[[nach]] [[unten]]}} |
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* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸}} |
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* Greek: |
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*: Ancient: {{t|grc|κάτω}} |
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* Hebrew: {{t+|he|מַטָּה|tr=matá}}, {{t|he|לְמַטָּה|tr=l'matá}}, {{t|he|[[כְּלַפֵּי]]־מַטָּה|tr=klapei matá}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lefelé}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lefelé}} |
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* Kurdish: |
* Kurdish: |
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*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|بەرەونزم}}, {{t|ckb|بەرەوخوار}} |
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* Latin: {{t+|la|deorsum}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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* Old English: {{t|ang|niþer}} |
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* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|rauf}} |
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* Slovene: {{t+|sl|dôl}} |
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|dôl}} |
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* Spanish: {{t|es|hacia abajo}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|nedåt}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|nedåt}} |
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{{trans-bottom}} |
{{trans-bottom}} |
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{{trans-top|to a lower figure or amount}} |
{{trans-top|to a lower figure or amount}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alaspäin}} |
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* Kurdish: |
* Kurdish: |
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*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|بەرەونزم}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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{{trans-bottom}} |
{{trans-bottom}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|downdraws|drawdowns}} |
* {{anagrams|en|a=addnorsww|downdraws|drawdowns}} |
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[[Category:English locatives]] |
Latest revision as of 04:41, 19 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]downwards (not comparable)
- Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
- Gravity pulls everything downwards.
- Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
- After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]towards a lower place
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