upwards
adverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈʌpwədz//
- United States//ˈʌpwɚdz//
Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
adverb
- 1
Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
look upwards
push upwards
soar upwards
The balloon drifted upwards into the sky.
- 2
To a higher figure or amount.
Prices are moving steadily upwards.
- 3
Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- 4
Backwards in time, into the past.
- 5
To or into later life.
Etymology
From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (“upwards”), German aufwärts (“upwards”).
Uptown · The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.upward · In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place;…Upward · A surname.
upwards · Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
uranium · The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive…urban · Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located…Urban · A male given name from Latin.