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Definition of downstairs adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

downstairs

adverb
 
 
/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/
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  1. down the stairs; on or to a floor of a house or building lower than the one you are on, especially the one at ground level
    • I couldn't sleep so I went downstairs and watched TV.
    • I heard someone coming downstairs.
    • She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen.
    • Wait downstairs in the hall.
    opposite upstairsTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownstairs is used with these verbs:
    • race
    • run
    • rush
    • …
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