downward: 意味と定義

In, to, or toward a lower place, level, or position: floating downward.

Toward a lower position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: slid downward into poverty.

Toward the feet or lower parts: clothed from the waist downward.

Toward a lower amount, degree, or rank: stocks plummeted downward.

From a prior source or earlier time: passed downward through the ages.

Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.