Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete, uncountable)The upper part; the top.

Examples

22 sentences

  1. Prices are on the upward trend.

    ruИдёт тенденция на повышение цен. — fjay69

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  2. The smoke went upward through the chimney.

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  3. He was looking upward to the sky.

    ruОн глядел на небо. — Hellerick

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  4. The tunnel is starting to turn upward.

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

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Origin

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

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

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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
upturnupvoteupwardsuraniumurbanB2urbanite

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