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>