adj.
Pronunciation: ' dau ̇ n-w ə rd
Variant: or down · wards \ -w ə rdz \
Function: adverb
Date: 13th century
1 a : from a higher to a lower place b : toward a direction that is the opposite of up
2 : from a higher to a lower condition
3 a : from an earlier time b : from an ancestor or predecessor