downstairs
Located on a lower floorLocated on a lower floor.
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» I wonder whether or not Tom is downstairs.
Мені цікаво, чи Том внизу. — deniko
Мені цікаво, чи Том внизу, чи ні. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesLocated on a lower floor.
The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.
on or of lower floors of a building
Originating in or associated with a lower, embedded clause, as opposed to the matrix clause.
Examples
526 sentencesI wonder whether or not Tom is downstairs.
Мені цікаво, чи Том внизу. — deniko
I wonder whether Tom is downstairs or not.
Мені цікаво, чи Том внизу. — deniko
Someone is waiting for you downstairs.
На тебе чекають унизу. — shanghainese
ruТебя кто-то ждёт внизу. — marafon
deJemand wartet unten auf dich. — Fingerhut
Why is Tom downstairs?
Чому Том внизу? — deniko
ruПочему Том внизу? — marafon
Tom's children are downstairs.
Діти Тома внизу. — deniko
ruДети Тома внизу. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesForms
further downstairs/farther downstairs, furthest downstairs/farthest downstairs| Comparative | further downstairs / farther downstairs Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest downstairs / farthest downstairs Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- on or of lower floors of a building:downstair
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
11 patterns- ran downstairs
- came came downstairs
- is still downstairs
- ran downstairs to
- still downstairs
- still be downstairs
- go downstairs
- downstairs to see
- come downstairs
- waiting downstairs
- came downstairs
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.