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upwards

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1up·ward 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1upward
Pronunciation:
\ˈəp-wərd\
Variant(s):
or up·wards 
          Listen to the pronunciation of upwards \-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>


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