Downward definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

downward in American English · 1. Also: downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition · 2. down from a source or beginning. As the river flows downward, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'downward'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× downward (daʊnwəʳd ) 1. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Adownwardmovementorlookisdirectedtowardsalowerplaceoralowerlevel. ...afirmdownwardmovementofthehands. 2. Seealsodownwards 3. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Ifyourefertoadownwardtrend,youmeanthatsomethingisdecreasingorthatasituationisgettingworse. Thedownwardtrendinhomeownershipislikelytocontinue. ...adeclineintheeconomy,resultinginageneraldownwardspiral. MoreSynonymsofdownward COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof downward Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'downward' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'downward' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'wildlife' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency downwardinBritishEnglish (ˈdaʊnwəd ) adjective1. descendingfromahighertoalowerlevel,condition,position,etc 2. descendingfromabeginning adverb3. avariantofdownwards CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdownwardly(ˈdownwardly)adverb downwardness(ˈdownwardness)noun WordFrequency downwardinAmericanEnglish (ˈdaʊnwərd ) adverb,adjective1.  towardalowerplace,position,state,etc. 2.  fromanearliertoalatertime Alsoˈdownwardsadverb Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdownwardly(ˈdownwardly) adverb WordoriginMEdounward