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How to pronounce “downward”
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Pronunciation guide for downward
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of downward with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Bridge Political Divides, from Two Friends on Opposing Sides
This is how the slippery slope and the downward spiral
- Definition summary
- Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce downward
How to Bridge Political Divides, from Two Friends on Opposing Sides

This is how the slippery slope and the downward spiral
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Adverb]
- Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
- At a lower level.
- Southward.
- [Adjective]
- Moving, sloping or oriented downward.
- Located at a lower level.
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