| 1. | Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. |
| 2. | down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. |
| 3. | from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. |
| 4. | moving or tending to a lower place or condition. |
| 5. | descending from a source or beginning. |