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