[up.ward] or up.wards adv (bef. 12c) 1 a: in a direction from lower to higher "the kite rose ~" 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 ~" d: in the upper parts: toward the head: above "from the waist ~"
2: toward a higher or better condition or level "young lawyers moving ~" 3 a: to an indefinitely greater amount, figure, or rank "from $5 ~" b: toward a greater amount or higher number, degree, or rate "attendance figures have risen ~"
4: toward or into later years "from youth ~"
[2]upward adj (1607) 1: directed toward or situated in a higher place or level: ascending
2: rising to a higher pitch -- up.ward.ly adv -- up.ward.ness n