HyperDic: upward

English > 4 senses of the word upward:
ADVERBallupward, up, upwards, upwardlyspatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
allupward, up, upwardsto a later time
ADJECTIVEallupwarddirected up
allupward, upextending or moving toward a higher place
upward > pronunciation
Soundsah'pwerd
RhymesAbelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...
English > upward: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaningdirected up.
Examples
  • "the cards were face upward"
  • "an upward stroke of the pen"
BroaderupBeing or moving higher in position or greater in some value
Spanishalcista
Catalanalcista
English > upward: 4 senses > adjective 2
MeaningExtending or moving toward a higher place.
Example "a general upward movement of fish"
Synonymup
BroaderascendingMoving or going or growing upward
English > upward: 4 senses > adverb 1
Meaningspatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.
Examples
  • "the fragments flew upwards"
  • "prices soared upwards"
  • "upwardly mobile"
Synonymsup, upwards, upwardly
Oppositedown, downwards, downward, downwardlyspatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
English > upward: 4 senses > adverb 2
MeaningTo a later time.
Example "from childhood upward"
Synonymsup, upwards

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