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upward

[ uhp-werd ]

adverb

  1. toward a higher place or position:

    The birds flew upward.

  2. toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.:

    His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.

  3. to a greater degree; more:

    fourscore and upward.

  4. toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region:

    They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.

  5. in the upper parts; above.


adjective

  1. moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.

upward

/ ˈʌ±è·ÉÉ™»å /

adjective

  1. directed or moving towards a higher point or level
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. a variant of upwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ü±è·É²¹°ù»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³Ü±è·É²¹°ù»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü±èw²¹°ù»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü±èw²¹°ù»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of upward1

before 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart ). See up-, -ward
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. upwards of, more than; above:

    My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.

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Example Sentences

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Acting president Han Duck-soo announced the election date on Tuesday, saying the country needs to "quickly heal from the wounds" and go "upward and forward".

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Advertisements suggested that my phone shot its information upward, celestially, then bounced it back down to earth.

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It could have been considered the start of an upward trajectory that led to more viewers for the women’s national championship game a year ago than the men’s title game.

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With excavation for an underground garage completed, construction crews have erected cranes and are building upward on two bronze-colored structures expected to house Apple’s television streaming service and expand its presence in Culver City.

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Fire safety advocates have attributed the continuing upward trend of acre zones to a litany of factors from development in fire-prone areas, ecosystem changes and climate change.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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