Definition of upward
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
