downhill
Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hillLocated towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
» How could things have gone downhill so fast?
Meaning
4 sensesLocated towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
Going down a slope or a hill.
This year's race is on a downhill course.
спуска́ющийсяspuskájuščijsja
(broadly)Easy.
That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way.
Characterized by a style of running with a low center of gravity.
He's a downhill runner.
- sloping down rather steeply
Examples
48 sentencesHow could things have gone downhill so fast?
It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.
deBergab geht gewöhnlich schneller als bergauf.
I like downhill skiing better than cross-country skiing.
Things just kept going downhill from there.
ruС тех пор дела становились всё хуже.
Water flows downhill.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From down- + hill.From down- + hill.
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Forms
further downhill/farther downhill, furthest downhill/farthest downhill| Comparative | further downhill / farther downhill Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest downhill / farthest downhill Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- sloping down rather steeply:declivitousdownward-sloping
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form