upward

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.4 Noun 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English upweardes. up +‎ -ward.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Upward \Up"ward\
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[edit] Adverb

upward (plural: upwards)

1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.

   Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail. -Hooker.

2. In the upper parts; above.

   Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. -Milton.

3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

   From twenty years old and upward. -Num. i. 3.

4. Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.

[edit] Noun

upward (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) : The upper part; the top.

   From the extremest upward of thy head. -Shak.

[edit] See also

• upwards of
• up

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adpruw
• draw up
• updraw