upwards
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English upweardes, uppweardes.
Adverb[edit]
upwards (comparative more upwards, superlative most upwards)
- Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
- To a higher figure or amount.
- Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- Backwards in time, into the past.
- To or into later life.
Translations[edit]
to a higher place
to a higher amount
to something superior
to the past
to later life
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