Definitions for upwardˈʌp wərd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•wardˈʌp wərd(adv.)up′wards.
toward a higher place or position:
birds flying upward.
toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.
beyond; more.
toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region.
in the upper parts; above.
(adj.)moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
Idioms for upward:
upward(s) of, more than.
Category: Idiom
Origin of upward:
bef. 900
up′ward•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
upward(adj)
directed up
"the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"
up(a), upward(a)(adverb)
extending or moving toward a higher place
"the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
up, upwards, upward, upwardly(adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
"look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
up, upwards, upward(adverb)
to a later time
"they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
upward(adjective)ˈʌp wərd
moving toward a higher position
an upward swing of the bat
upwardˈʌp wərd
increasing in amount or level
an upward trend in prices
Wiktionary
upward(Noun)
The upper part; the top.
From the extremest upward of thy head. -Shak.
upward(Adverb)
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.
upward(Adverb)
In the upper parts; above.
Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. -Milton.
upward(Adverb)
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
From twenty years old and upward. -Num. i. 3.
upward(Adverb)
Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
Origin: From upweardes. See up, ward.
Webster Dictionary
Upward(adverb)
alt. of Upwards
Upward(adj)
directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course
Upward(noun)
the upper part; the top
Translations for upward
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opwaartsAfrikaans
- إلى فَوْقArabic
- горенBulgarian
- para cimaPortuguese (BR)
- stoupající; vzhůruCzech
- nach obenGerman
- opadgående; opadvendtDanish
- που κατευθύνεται προς τα πάνω, ανοδικόςGreek
- hacia arriba, ascendenteSpanish
- tõusev, ülespoole suunatudEstonian
- رو به بالاFarsi
- ylöspäin suuntautuvaFinnish
- montant; vers le hautFrench
- כְּלַפֵּי מַעֲלֶהHebrew
- ऊपर की ओरHindi
- okrenut uvisCroatian
- felfeléHungarian
- ke atasIndonesian
- upp, uppá viðIcelandic
- in alto, verso l'altoItalian
- 上方へ向かうJapanese
- 위쪽으로 향하는Korean
- einantis, nukreiptas aukštynLithuanian
- augšupejošs; augšup vērstsLatvian
- ke atasMalay
- naar bovenDutch
- stigende, oppover-, oppadvendtNorwegian
- wznoszący się, idący w góręPolish
- رو به بالاPersian
- مخ پورته روان، مخ په لوړه، جګ، هسكPashto
- para cimaPortuguese
- orientat/îndreptat în susRomanian
- направленный вверхRussian
- stúpajúci; horeSlovak
- usmerjen navzgorSlovenian
- na goreSerbian
- uppåtgående, uppåtvändSwedish
- ทางเหนือขึ้นไปThai
- yukarı doğruTurkish
- 往上的Chinese (Trad.)
- спрямований вгоруUkrainian
- اوپر کي جانب جانے والاUrdu
- hướng lên, đi lênVietnamese
- 向上的Chinese (Simp.)
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