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downward

/ˈdaʊnwəd/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdaʊnwəd/
downward
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2 syllables
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dow - nward -> downward

Myanmar meaning

(adj) နိမ့်ဆင်းသော။ အဆင်းဘက်။ အကျ ဘက်။

Full entry

downward /'daƱnwǝd/ adj

နိမ့်ဆင်းသော။ အဆင်းဘက်။ အကျ ဘက်။
a downward movement/slope ❍ a downward trend in prices ❍ (fig ) on the downward path (ie getting worse).
❏ downwards (also downward ) adv နိမ့်ရာသို့။ မှောက် လျက်။ အကြီးဆုံးမှအောက်သို့။ She was lying face downwards on the grass. ❍ The garden sloped gently downwards towards the river. ❍ (fig ) a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards. ❍ forward adv

More examples
  • A downward slope/movement
  • A downward trend in interest rates
  • [downward spiral] : The region has been in a downward economic spiral since then.
Synonyms
descending, down, downhill, sliding, concealed by, covered by, descendent, downwards, earthward, held down, on the bottom, on the nether side, on the underside, plunging, pressed down, sinking, the bottom, to the bottom, under
Antonyms
antrorse, skyward, upward
Cross references
descendingdowndownhillslidingconcealed bycovered bydescendentdownwardsearthwardheld downon the bottomon the nether sideon the undersideplungingpressed downsinkingthe bottomto the bottomunderantrorseskywardupwardfaceforwardfromgardengrasslying
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