downwards
/ˈdaʊnwədz/adverb
उच्चारण डाउन्वड्ज़
नीचे की ओर
Core word
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towards the ground or towards a lower level
नीचे की ओर
- prices moving downwards
- The river flows downwards from the glacier to the plains.
- The path leads downwards to the lake.
+ 2 more examples
- She pushed the lever downwards to start the machine.
- The lift started moving downwards at ten o'clock.
Opposite upwards
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
verb + downwards (adverb)
Downwards is an adverb, used after verbs of direction such as look, point or slide. British English prefers it to downward.
'Downwards' adverb है और look, point, slide जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में यह 'downward' से अधिक पसंद किया जाता है।
- The path slopes gently downwards.
- He looked downwards and saw a coin.
from sth downwards
From the top downwards or from a point downwards describes a range going lower.
'From ... downwards' ऊपर से नीचे तक की सीमा बताता है।
- Everyone from the manager downwards was tested.
face downwards
Face downwards means with the face or front towards the ground.
'Face downwards' का अर्थ मुँह या अगला भाग ज़मीन की ओर होना है।
- The injured player lay face downwards on the grass.
trend downwards
As an adverb it can follow trend, move or drift to show a falling amount.
Adverb के रूप में यह trend, move, drift के बाद गिरती मात्रा दिखाता है।
- Interest rates are trending downwards.
downwards vs downward (adjective)
Downwards is mainly an adverb. For an adjective before a noun, use downward: a downward slope, not a downwards slope.
'Downwards' मुख्यतः adverb है। Noun से पहले adjective के लिए 'downward' लिखें: a downward slope।
- The slope is downward, so walk downwards carefully.
+Collocations 6
verb + downwards
lookpointslopeslidemovefall
- The roof slopes downwards to the left.
adverb of degree + downwards
slowlysteeplygentlysharplygradually
- Prices moved sharply downwards in the evening.
downwards + from
downwards from the neckdownwards from the hips
- The wound ran downwards from the shoulder.
revise / adjust + downwards
reviseadjustcorrecttrim
- The forecast was revised downwards.
downwards + direction
and to the leftand inwardstowards the seato the ground
- The stream cuts downwards and to the left through the rocks.
downwards + noun phrase
of the kneeof the waistof the line
- From the waist downwards, the statue is carved in plain stone.
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- The cat jumped downwards from the wall.
बिल्ली दीवार से नीचे की ओर कूदी।
- The rupee has moved steadily downwards this month.
इस महीने रुपया लगातार नीचे की ओर गया है।
- Radhika placed the paper face downwards on the desk.
राधिका ने कागज़ को मेज़ पर उलटा रख दिया।
- Climb up the hill and then walk downwards on the other side.
पहाड़ी पर चढ़ें और फिर दूसरी ओर से नीचे उतरें।
- Estimates for the harvest have been adjusted downwards.
फ़सल के अनुमान घटाकर सुधारे गए हैं।
- Water flows downwards by gravity, from the roof to the pipe.
पानी गुरुत्वाकर्षण से छत से पाइप की ओर नीचे बहता है।
- Hold the bat firmly and swing it downwards.
बल्ला मज़बूती से पकड़िए और उसे नीचे की ओर घुमाइए।
- Radhika's marks have gone slowly downwards since the preliminary test.
प्रारंभिक परीक्षा के बाद से राधिका के अंक धीरे-धीरे गिरते गए हैं।
AaSpelling
Downwards (British adverb) and downward (adjective, and American adverb).
Spelling note: Downwards British English में adverb के रूप में अधिक प्रयोग होता है, जबकि downward adjective है और American English में adverb भी downward होता है।