downwards
Towards a lower placeTowards a lower place; towards what is below.
» The global economy is spiraling downwards.
Die Weltwirtschaft befindet sich in einer Abwärtsspirale.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Gravity pulls everything downwards.
abwärts, nach unten, hinab
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(not comparable)Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Examples
8 sentencesThe global economy is spiraling downwards.
deDie Weltwirtschaft befindet sich in einer Abwärtsspirale.
Look downwards if it is there.
She laid the picture face downwards on the table.
deSie legte das Bild umgedreht auf den Tisch.
Its like a downwards spiral, which can falsely present hope of it getting better.
The vine is growing downwards.
Translations
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Origin
From down + -wards.From down + -wards.
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