Definition
Directed toward, moving toward, or facing a grave or graveyard; heading toward death or the grave.
Etymology
Compound of 'grave' (burial place) and '-ward' (suffix meaning direction or tendency, from Old English 'weard'). Forms an archaic or poetic adjective.
Kelly Says
The '-ward' suffix (as in 'homeward,' 'forward,' 'wayward') is fading, but 'graveward' remains a haunting poetic term for the inevitable direction all life takes.
Translations
ARالعربية
نحو الأسفل
na-hu al-as-fal
CACatalà
cap avall
kap a-vall
DEDeutsch
abwärts
a-b-vɛrts
ESEspañol
hacia abajo
a-si-a a-ba-xo
FAفارسی
به پایین
be pa-yin
FRFrançais
vers le bas
vɛʁ le ba
HIहिन्दी
नीचे की ओर
nee-che ki o-r
IDBahasa Indonesia
ke bawah
ke ba-wah
ITItaliano
verso il basso
vɛr-so il ba-sso
MSBahasa Melayu
ke bawah
ke ba-wah
MYမြန်မာ
အောက်သို့
a-o-k tha-so
NLNederlands
naar beneden
naar be-ne-den
NONorsk
nedover
ne-do-ver
PTPortuguês
para baixo
pa-ra ba-i-so
TRTürkçe
aşağıya
a-şa-ğı-ya