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Meaning of 'upwards' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Upwards [ adv.]
- 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.
- In the upper parts; above.
- Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

Meaning of 'upwards' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . upwards [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to a later time
Example in sentence:
  • from childhood upward;
  • they moved the meeting date up
Meaning (2):
- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Example in sentence:
  • look up!;
  • prices soared upwards;
  • the fragments flew upwards;
  • the music surged up;
  • upwardly mobile

Nearby Words:

upwaft upward upwhirl upwind upwreath

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