- go southwards
- informal
to get less popular, successful, or valuable
Their share prices have gone southwards in recent months.
English dictionary. 2014.
go southwards
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southwards — UK [ˈsaʊθwə(r)dz] / US [ˈsaʊθwərdz] or southward UK [ˈsaʊθwə(r)d] / US [ˈsaʊθwərdz] adverb towards or in the south a train speeding southwards • go southwards … English dictionary
southwards — [southwərdz, ] naut [.suth′wərdz] adv. SOUTHWARD * * * See southwardly. * * * … Universalium
southwards — [southwərdz, ] naut [.suth′wərdz] adv. SOUTHWARD … English World dictionary
southwards — southward, southwards The only form for the adjective is southward (in a southward direction), but southward and southwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for southwards in BrE: • Highway 61 Revisited, an exploration of the road… … Modern English usage
Southwards — Southward South ward (?; colloq. ?), Southwards South wards (?; colloq. ?), adv. Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the east or west point; as, to go southward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
southwards — south|wards [ˈsauθwədz US wərdz] adv also south|ward [ wəd US wərd] towards the south ▪ We followed the coast southwards. >southward adj ▪ the southward route to Charlestown … Dictionary of contemporary English
southwards — also southward adverb towards the south: The ship sailed southwards … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
southwards — adverb see southward I … New Collegiate Dictionary
southwards — adverb In a south direction See Also: southward … Wiktionary
southwards — adv. toward the south, southward … English contemporary dictionary
southwards — south·wards … English syllables
