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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•ward /ˈʌpwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. Also, ˈup•wards. - toward a higher place or position:birds flying upward.
- toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc:to move upward in the company.
- beyond;
more:students 12 years old and upward. - toward the source of a stream or the interior of a region.
- in the upper parts;
above.
adj. - moving or tending upward;
directed at or situated in a higher place or position:an upward motion.
Idioms- Idioms upward(s) of, more than:costs upwards of a thousand dollars.
up•ward•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•ward (up′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. 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. - upwards of, more than;
above:My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.
adj. - moving or tending upward;
directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart). See up-, -ward
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