Polyglot Dictionary

herab

/hɛˈʁap/

adverb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. down, downward (from above)

    • Regen fiel unaufhörlich herab.

      Rain fell down incessantly.

Similar words

abwärts

Close synonyms for "downward" — herab specifically implies movement from above down toward the speaker, while abwärts is the neutral, direction-only word.

Practice

1 What does herab mean?

2 Fill the gap: Regen fiel unaufhörlich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herab?

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