downstairs

pronunciation

How to pronounce downstairs in British English: UK [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz]word uk audio image

How to pronounce downstairs in American English: US [ˌdaʊnˈsterz] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    on or of lower floors of a building
  • Adverb:
    on a floor below

Word Origin

downstairs (adv., adj.)
1590s, from down (adv.) + stairs (see stair).

Antonym

adj.

upstairs

Example

1. Just at that minute he heard his wife downstairs .
2. Get my checkbook out of my top drawer and meet me downstairs .
3. Mariam lived in the downstairs front bedroom .
4. People were dancing in the downstairs bar .
5. We could fix the room downstairs .

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