adj.
Pronunciation: ' ə p-w ə rd
Variant: or up · wards \ -w ə rdz \
Function: adverb
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 >