DOWNWARDS


Meaning of DOWNWARDS in English

also downward

1.

If you move or look ~, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level.

Benedict pointed ~ again with his stick...

? upwards

ADV: ADV after v, n ADV

2.

If an amount or rate moves ~, it decreases.

Inflation is moving firmly ~.

? upwards

ADV: ADV after v

3.

If you want to emphasize that a statement applies to everyone in an organization, you can say that it applies from its leader ~.

...from the Prime Minister ~.

ADV: from n ADV emphasis

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