Meaning

1 senses
  1. Directed toward a higher place.

    with upward eye; with upward course

    поднима́ющийсяpodnimájuščijsja, восходя́щийvosxodjáščij

    extending or moving toward a higher place

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Prices are on the upward trend.

    ruИдёт тенденция на повышение цен. — fjay69

  2. The smoke went upward through the chimney.

  3. He was looking upward to the sky.

    ruОн глядел на небо. — Hellerick

  4. The tunnel is starting to turn upward.

  5. The party tickets go for ten dollars and upward.

Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
moving up, directed toward a higher place:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more upward, most upward
Comparativemore upward Lesson
Superlativemost upward Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
toward a higher place:cloudward
Close in meaning
  • extending or moving toward a higher place:up

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
upward — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto