Main Entry: ¹up·ward

Pronunciation: \ˈəp-wərd\

Variant(s): or up·wards \-wərdz\

Function: adverb

Date: before 12th century

1 a : in a direction from lower to higher <the kite rose upward> b (1) : toward the source (as of a river) (2) : toward the interior (as of a region) c : in a higher position <held out his hand, palm upward> d : in the upper parts : toward the head : above <from the waist upward>
2 : toward a higher or better condition or level <young lawyers moving upward>
3 a : to an indefinitely greater amount, figure, or rank <from $5 upward> b : toward a greater amount or higher number, degree, or rate <attendance figures have risen upward>
4 : toward or into later years <from youth upward>