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# downward

«downward» in Mova's judaism 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#m1)

2) Downward means going down in amount, as in a downward trend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Ecclesiastes asks whether the human spirit goes up and the beast's goes down; tradition teaches that the soul returns to God while the body returns to dust. In the primary 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

- And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. (Prophets 2KI.19.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x1)
- Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth? (Writings ECC.3.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x2)
- Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of electrum. (Prophets EZK.8.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x3)
- The ball rolled downward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x4)
- The path slopes downward to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x5)
- Gravity pulls objects downward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x6)
- The graph shows a downward trend in sales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x7)
- Lie face downward on the mat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x8)
- Prices are moving downward this month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x9)
- Still the young man moved slowly downward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/#x10)

### 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

- [And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.621/)
- [And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.794/)
- [Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.71/)
- [A wedge, like an axe head or a door stop, is a ramp that turns one downward blow into strong sideways pushes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/3/)
- [A rocket throws hot gas out downwards and the gas pushes the rocket up; it does not need air to push against.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/38-rockets-record-speeds-and-motion-everywhere/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «downward» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downward/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.