upward
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English upweardes. See up, ward.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
upward
- 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.
- In the upper parts; above.
- Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. -Milton.
- Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
- From twenty years old and upward. -Num. i. 3.
Translations [edit]
toward an upper level
Noun [edit]
upward (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The upper part; the top.
- From the extremest upward of thy head. -Shak.
Adjective [edit]
upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)
- Directed toward a higher place.
- with upward eye; with upward course
Translations [edit]
moving up, directed toward a higher place
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