adjective
- located on or relating to a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor
Usage: often used in British English; more commonly seen in the plural form 'downstairs'
adverb
- to or on a lower floor of a building
Usage: often used in the plural form 'downstairs'; less common as singular
Examples
- The downstair bathroom is being renovated this month.
- She went downstair to answer the door.
- The downstair rooms are cooler in summer.
- He heard voices coming from downstair.
- We use the downstair kitchen for cooking.
- The guests are waiting downstair in the living room.