adverb · rare

upwards

вверх

выше, вверх, ввысь

hoch, nach oben, hinauf, aufwärts

Towards a position closer to the sky than the groundTowards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

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UK/ˈʌpwədz/US/ˈʌpwɚdz/

» Tom's career was onwards and upwards from there.

З цього моменту Томова кар'єра стрімко пішла вгору.

Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
look upwards
push upwards
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
(not comparable)To a higher figure or amount.
Prices are moving steadily upwards.
aufwärts, nach oben, hoch
вверхvverx, ввысьvvysʹ, вы́шеvýše
вверхvverx
(not comparable)Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
(not comparable)Backwards in time, into the past.
to a later time
(not comparable)To or into later life.

Examples

20 sentences

Tom's career was onwards and upwards from there.
З цього моменту Томова кар'єра стрімко пішла вгору.
CC0 · Tatoeba · deniko · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Stroke lashes upwards to boost curl.
CC BY · Tatoeba · LK · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The graph showed an upwards trend.
CC BY · Tatoeba · megamanenm · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The mortality curve is climbing upwards.
ruКривая смертности ползёт вверх.
CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Ziri shouldn't be going further upwards.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to a higher position:

Русский

By meaning 2

to a higher position:

to a higher amount:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to a higher position:

Origin

From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -wards. Cogna

From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (“upwards”), German aufwärts (“upwards”).

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