downward

«downward» in Mova's school dictionary: moving or pointing towards a lower place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (downward); adverb (downward, downwards — UK prefers downwards)

meaning for a pupil

1) Downward means moving or pointing towards a lower place. tree →

2) Downward means going down in amount, as in a downward trend. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths graphs a downward line shows decreasing numbers; in science gravity pulls things downward. Phrases: «a downward slope», «a downward trend», «face downward», «downward spiral».

examples

• The ball rolled downward. tree →
• The path slopes downward to the beach. tree →
• Gravity pulls objects downward. tree →
• The graph shows a downward trend in sales. tree →
• Lie face downward on the mat. tree →
• Prices are moving downward this month. tree →
• Still the young man moved slowly downward. tree →

note

As an adverb, UK usually says «downwards», US «downward»; before a noun always «downward»: «a downward slope». Opposite: upward(s). Maths: a downward line on a graph means decreasing.

In the corpora

• A wedge, like an axe head or a door stop, is a ramp that turns one downward blow into strong sideways pushes.
• A rocket throws hot gas out downwards and the gas pushes the rocket up; it does not need air to push against.
• And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
• And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
• Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «downward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.