UPWARD


Meaning of UPWARD in English

I. ˈəp-wərd adverb

or up·wards -wərdz

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : 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

3.

a. : 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

II. adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : directed toward or situated in a higher place or level : ascending

2. : rising to a higher pitch

• up·ward·ly adverb

• up·ward·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.