upward
[ uhp-werd ]
/ ˈʌp wərd /
adverb Also up·wards.
toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.: His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.
to a greater degree; more: fourscore and upward.
toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region: They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.
in the upper parts; above.
adjective
moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
Idioms for upward
upwards of,
more than; above: My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.
Origin of upward
OTHER WORDS FROM upward
up·ward·ly, adverb up·ward·ness, nounWords nearby upward
upturned,
upu,
upvalue,
upvc,
upvote,
upward,
upward mobility,
upwardly mobile,
upwards,
upwards of,
upwarp
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British Dictionary definitions for upward
upward
/ (ˈʌpwəd) /
adjective
directed or moving towards a higher point or level
adverb
a variant of upwards