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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishupwardes, fromOld Englishupweardes, equivalent toup +‎-wards. Cognate withDutchopwaarts(“upwards”),Germanaufwärts(“upwards”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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upwards (notcomparable)

  1. Towards a (higher) position closer to thesky than theground.
    lookupwards
    pushupwards
    soarupwards
    The balloon driftedupwards into the sky.
    • 1958 April, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, inRailway Magazine, page275:
      The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focusedupwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.
  2. To a higher figure or amount.
    Prices are moving steadilyupwards.
  3. Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
  4. Backwards in time, into the past.
  5. To or into later life.

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Translations

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to a higher position
to a higher amount
to something superior
to the past
to later life
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