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English 4 senses of the word *upward*:
ADVERB	all	upward, up, upwards, upwardly	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
ADVERB	all	upward, up, upwards	to a later time
ADJECTIVE	all	upward	directed up
ADJECTIVE	all	upward, up	extending or moving toward a higher place

upward pronunciation
Sounds	ah'pwerd
Rhymes	Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...

Englishupward: 4 senses adjective 1
Meaning	directed up.
Examples	"the cards were face upward" "an upward stroke of the pen"
Broader	up	Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value
Spanish	alcista
Catalan	alcista

Englishupward: 4 senses adjective 2
Meaning	Extending or moving toward a higher place.
Example	"a general upward movement of fish"
Synonym	up
Broader	ascending	Moving or going or growing upward

Englishupward: 4 senses adverb 1
Meaning	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.
Examples	"the fragments flew upwards" "prices soared upwards" "upwardly mobile"
Synonyms	up, upwards, upwardly
Opposite	down, downwards, downward, downwardly	spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Englishupward: 4 senses adverb 2
Meaning	To a later time.
Example	"from childhood upward"
Synonyms	up, upwards

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