adv alsodownwardtowards a lower level or position
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upwards Nina glanced downwards. Hold out your hands with your palms facing downwards. The body was lying face downwards (=with the front of the body on the floor) .used when a number or amount becomes smaller
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upwards The death toll was later revised downwards to 689.from the chairman/president/top etc downwardsused to mean that people of all levels in an organization, country etc are affected by something
Everyone from the chairman downwards is taking a pay cut.