Downstairs Meaning
/daʊnˈstɛɹz/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLocated on a lower floor.
advDown the stairs.
Sentence Examples
The meeting room is downstairs.
Go downstairs and have a wash.
I couldn't sleep so I went downstairs and watched TV.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She left her glasses on the table ____ and had to fetch them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The meeting room is ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Middle English -es English -s English downstairs From down- + stair + -s.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the downstairs with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room."
— 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She left her glasses on the table ____ and had to fetch them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The meeting room is ____.