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down-STAIRZ/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/

Downstairs means to or on a lower floor: go downstairs, the downstairs toilet. Upstairs is the opposite. It is an adverb here, so no extra preposition: she is downstairs, not “she is in downstairs.” Downstairs can also describe rooms: the downstairs hallway.

Meaning

To or on a lower floor of a building.

Examples

• “She ran downstairs to open the door.”
• “Breakfast is served downstairs.”
• “I left my keys downstairs by the door.”

Good to know

go downstairs. Opposite: upstairs. No “in downstairs.”

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