Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Moving, sloping or oriented down.

    He spoke with a downward glance.

    nach unten gehend, absteigend, niedersinkend

    спуска́ющийсяspuskájuščijsja, нисходя́щийnisxodjáščij

  2. (not comparable)Located at a lower level.

More definitions
  • on or toward a surface regarded as a base
  • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Sami's downward spiral has already begun.

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  2. Sami was in a downward spiral.

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  3. Ziri drove that narrow downward road.

  4. We were in a downward spiral.

  5. The hill slopes downward to the river.

    deDer Hügel fällt zum Fluss hin ab. — Zaghawa

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place:down

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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