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1. (Also,) upward
toward a higher place or position:
birds flying upward.
2. upward
toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.
3. upward
beyond; more.
4. upward
toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region.
5. upward
in the upper parts; above.
6. (adj.) upward
moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
7. upward
upward(s) of, more than.
Etymology: (1945–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) upward
directed up
"the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"
2. (adverb) up(a), upward(a)
extending or moving toward a higher place
"the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
3. (adverb) up, upwards, upward, upwardly
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"
4. (adverb) up, upwards, upward
to a later time
"they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
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1. (adjective) upward
moving toward a higher position
an upward swing of the bat
2. upward
increasing in amount or level
an upward trend in prices
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| Definition of 'upward' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) upward
directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course
2. (adverb) upward
alt. of Upwards
3. (noun) upward
the upper part; the top
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Sense: going up or directed up
They took the upward path; an upward glance.
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 Afrikaans: opwaarts |
 Arabic: إلى فَوْق |
 Bulgarian: горен |
 Brazilian: para cima |
 Czech: stoupající; vzhůru |
 German: nach oben |
 Danish: opadgående; opadvendt |
 Greek: που κατευθύνεται προς τα |
 Spanish: hacia arriba, ascendente |
 Estonian: tõusev, ülespoole suunatu |
 Farsi: رو به بالا |
 Finnish: ylöspäin suuntautuva |
 French: montant; vers le haut |
 Hebrew: כְּלַפֵּי מַעֲלֶה |
 Hindi: ऊपर की ओर |
 Croatian: okrenut uvis |
 Hungarian: felfelé |
 Indonesian: ke atas |
 Icelandic: upp, uppá við |
 Italian: in alto, verso l'alto |
 Japanese: 上方へ向かう |
 Korean: 위쪽으로 향하는 |
 Lithuanian: einantis, nukreiptas aukš |
 Latvian: augšupejošs; augšup vērst |
 Malay: ke atas |
 Dutch: naar boven |
 Norwegian: stigende, oppover-, oppad |
 Polish: wznoszący się, idący w gó |
 Persian: رو به بالا |
 Pashto: مخ پورته روان، مخ په لوړه |
 Portuguese: para cima |
 Romanian: orientat/îndreptat în sus |
 Russian: направленный вверх |
 Slovak: stúpajúci; hore |
 Slovenian: usmerjen navzgor |
 Serbian: na gore |
 Swedish: uppåtgående, uppåtvänd |
 Thai: ทางเหนือขึ้นไป |
 Turkish: yukarı doğru |
 Taiwanese: 往上的 |
 Ukrainian: спрямований вгору |
 Urdu: اوپر کي جانب جانے والا |
 Vietnamese: hướng lên, đi lên |
 Chinese: 向上的 |
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