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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024down•ward /ˈdaʊnwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. - Also, ˈdown•wards. from a higher to a lower level or condition:The car sank downward in the muddy river.
- facing down:She was lying face downward in the sand.
- from a past time to the present:The estate was handed downward from generation to generation.
adj. [before a noun] - moving to a lower level or condition:a downward trend in the economy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024down•ward (doun′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. - Also, down′wards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- down from a source or beginning:As the river flows downward, it widens.
- from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor:The estate was handed downward from generation to generation.
adj. - moving or tending to a lower place or condition.
- descending from a source or beginning.
- Middle English dounward, aphetic variant of adounward, Old English adūnweard. See down1, -ward 1150–1200
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