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downstairs

US /ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz/

adverb Target · B2 Văn phòng

Definition

on a floor below

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The reception desk is downstairs, right next to the main entrance.

Synonyms

  • belowin or to a place that is lower

Collocations

  • Easy go downstairs for breakfast
    to go downstairs for breakfast, meaning to change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • Medium downstairs conference room booked
    describing downstairs conference room booked (on or of lower floors of a building)
  • Hard convenient downstairs retail premises
    describing convenient downstairs retail premises (suited to your comfort or purpose or needs)
  • Very Hard banished downstairs to basement offices
    to banished downstairs to basement offices, meaning to expel from a community or group

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