UPWARDS


Meaning of UPWARDS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌpwə(r)dz ]

also upward

1.

If someone moves or looks upwards , they move or look up towards a higher place.

‘There,’ said Jack, pointing upwards...

They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village...

Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear...

Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.

≠ downwards

ADV : ADV after v , n ADV

2.

If an amount or rate moves upwards , it increases.

...with prices soon heading upwards in high street stores...

Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year...

The share price is likely to leap upwards.

≠ downwards

ADV : ADV after v

3.

A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.

...projects worth upwards of 200 million pounds...

It costs upward of $40,000 a year to keep some prisoners in prison.

PREP-PHRASE : PREP amount

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