down the stairs
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Definition
- Adverb:
- On a lower floor, especially the one directly below: Moving or located in a downward direction via a staircase to a lower level of a building.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- She ran down the stairs to answer the door.
- The sound is coming from the people living down the stairs.
Advanced Usage
- "to fall down the stairs": to accidentally tumble or slip while descending a staircase.
- He missed a step and fell down the stairs.
Variants and Related Words
- Downstairs (adverb): on or to a lower floor of a building.
- The kitchen is downstairs.
- Downstairs (noun): the lower floor or floors of a building.
- The downstairs needs to be cleaned.
Synonyms
- Below: at a lower level or position.
- Downstairs: on or to a lower floor.
Related Phrases
- Up the stairs: in the opposite direction, moving to a higher floor via a staircase.
- He carried the box up the stairs.
Adverb
- on a floor below
- the tenants live downstairs