upward

American  

[uhp-werd] / ˈʌp wərd /

adverb

1. toward a higher place or position.

   The birds flew upward.

2. toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc..

   His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.

3. to a greater degree; more.

   fourscore and upward.

4. toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region.

   They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.

5. in the upper parts; above.

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adjective

1. moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.

idioms

1. upwards of, more than; above.

   My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.

upward British  

/ ˈʌpwəd /

adjective

1. directed or moving towards a higher point or level

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adverb

1. a variant of upwards

Other Word Forms

• upwardly adverb
• upwardness noun

Etymology

Origin of upward

before 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart ). See up-, -ward

Example Sentences

"With Webb's sensitivity, we can trace how energy moves upward through the planet's atmosphere and even see the influence of its lopsided magnetic field."

From Science Daily

That would be negative for bonds and put upward pressure on Treasury yields, which rose a little Friday.

From Barron's

That would be negative for bonds and put upward pressure on Treasury yields, which rose a little Friday.

From Barron's

A stock’s price moves on the general desire to buy rather than sell, so it sounds logical that savers with lots of readily investable cash could create upward pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Technical analysis suggests CPO futures sentiment remains bullish and is likely to stay on an upward momentum, it says, adding that any pullback may present a buying opportunity to build long positions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• higher
• skyward
• uphill