The meaning of DOWNSTAIRS is down the stairs : on or to a lower floor. How to use downstairs in a sentence.

DOWNSTAIRS meaning: 1. to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor: 2. on a lower floor of a…. Learn more.

DOWNSTAIRS definition: down the stairs. See examples of downstairs used in a sentence.

Definition of downstairs adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

(used with a sing. v.) the lower floor or floors of a building: The downstairs is being painted. the stairway designated for use by people descending: Don't try to go up the downstairs.

1. Down the stairs: raced my friend downstairs. 2. To or on a lower floor: waited downstairs while her parents were getting dressed.

Oct 8, 2025 · downstairs (plural downstairs) The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.

Downstairs means situated on the ground floor of a building or on a lower floor than you are. She repainted the downstairs rooms and closed off the second floor.

He ran downstairs to answer the door. He lives downstairs from us. “Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”

Something that's downstairs is located below you, down at least one flight of stairs on a lower floor. Your downstairs bathroom is the one on the first floor of your house.