Upward

//ˈʌpwɚd// adj, adv, name, noun

adj, adv, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The upper part; the top. obsolete, uncountable

    "From the extremest upward of thy head."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Directed toward a higher place.

    "with upward eye; with upward course"

Adjective
  1. 1
    extending or moving toward a higher place wordnet
  2. 2
    directed up wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin. not-comparable

    "We ran upward."

  2. 2
    In the upper parts; above. not-comparable

    "Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, / And downward fish."

  3. 3
    Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. not-comparable

    "From twenty years old and upward."

Adverb
  1. 1
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position wordnet
  2. 2
    to a later time wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
upupwardsascendingaboveabovestairsairward

Example

More examples

"The smoke went upward through the chimney."

Etymology

From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward.

Related phrases

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