Definition of upward
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : 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
3a : 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
upward
adjectiveDefinition of upward (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : directed toward or situated in a higher place or level : ascending
2 : rising to a higher pitch
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The first known use of upward was before the 12th century
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