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# downwards

adverb (downwards; also downward); adjective (downward)

«downwards» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Downwards means towards a lower place or position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#m1)
2. Downwards means going to a smaller number or amount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, a graph may slope downwards when a number gets smaller; counting downwards goes from bigger to smaller. In science, gravity pulls things downwards. In PE and art, pupils point or draw downwards. Phrases: face downwards, slope downwards, from ... downwards.

### Examples

- The ball rolled downwards to the bottom of the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x1)
- Gravity pulls things downwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x2)
- Point your fingers downwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x3)
- The line on the graph goes downwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x4)
- The road slopes downwards to the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x5)
- Lay the card face downwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x6)
- Everyone from age 10 downwards gets in free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x7)
- The summit of the tree waved to and fro, and bent downwards as if in his silent longing he sought for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/#x8)

### Note

Downwards is more common in British English; downward is more common in American English as an adverb. Before a noun use downward: a downward slope. Opposite: upwards. In maths, a downward trend means the numbers are getting smaller.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the six directions are sealed with God's name; "down" is one of them, showing God's rule over all of space. In the primary lessons: In maths, a graph may slope downwards when a number gets smaller; counting downwards goes from bigger to smaller. In science, gravity pulls things downwards. In PE and art, pupils point or draw downwards. Phrases: face downwards, slope downwards, from ... downwards.

### Examples

- Six—He sealed Below and faced downwards and sealed it with Yod-Waw-Heh. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downwards/#x1)

### Note

Downwards is more common in British English; downward is more common in American English as an adverb. Before a noun use downward: a downward slope. Opposite: upwards. In maths, a downward trend means the numbers are getting smaller.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «downwards» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/downwards/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«downwards» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/downwards.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «downwards» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downwards/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«downwards» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/downwards.html) on Mova free.