downward

Words with a similar base: downward, downwardly, downwards

'downward'

[down.s.01] as in: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

Examples:
the down staircase
the downward course of the stream

'downward'

[downward.s.02] as in: on or toward a surface regarded as a base

Examples:
he lay face downward
the downward pull of gravity

'downward'

[down.r.01] as in: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Examples:
don't fall down
rode the lift up and skied down
prices plunged downward

Origins

					downward (English)
├── -ward (English)
│   └── -weard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── down (English)
    ├── doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── dún (Old Norse)

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