upward

up·ward  (pwrd)

adv. or up·wards (-wrdz)

1. In, to, or toward a higher place, level, or position: flying upward.

2. Toward a higher position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: a young executive moving upward fast.

3. To or toward the source, origin, or interior.

4. Toward the head or upper parts: bare from the waist upward.

5. Toward a higher amount, degree, or rank: Prices soared upward.

6. Toward a later time or age: from adolescence upward.

adj.

Directed toward a higher place or position: upward movement.

Idiom:

upward/upwards of

More than; in excess of: "the onslaught of upwards of seventy divisions" (Winston S. Churchill).

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upward·ly adv.

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upward [ˈʌpwəd]

adj

directed or moving towards a higher point or level

adv

a variant of upwards

upwardly  adv

upwardness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	upward - directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen" up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
	2.	upward - extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" up ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
Adv.	1.	upward - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" up, upwardly, upwards down, downward, downwardly, downwards - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
	2.	upward - to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" upwards, up

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upward

adjective

1. uphill, rising, ascending, climbing She started once again on the steep upward climb.

2. rising, climbing, ascending, mounting figures show a clear upward trend from the mid Eighties

Translations

upward [ˈʌpwəd]

A. ADJ [slope] → ascendente, hacia arriba; [tendency] → al alza
upward mobility → ascenso m social, movilidad f social ascendente

B. ADV (also upwards)

1. (gen) → hacia arriba
face upward → boca arriba
to lay sth face upward → poner algo boca arriba
to look upward → mirar hacia arriba

2. (with numbers) £50 and upward → de 50 libras para arriba
from the age of 13 upward → desde los 13 años
upward of 500 → más de 500

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upward [ˈʌpwə^rd]

adj

[climb] → ascendant(e); [look] → vers le haut
She started on the steep upward climb → Elle entama son ascension de la pente escarpée.

(= increasing) [trend] → à la hausse; [movement] → vers le haut

adv (mainly US)

(= towards higher place) [point, climb] → vers le haut
to look upward → lever les yeux

to lie face upward (= on one's back) → s'allonger sur le dos
to be lying face upward → être allongé(e) sur le dos

(= towards higher amount) [move] → à la hausse

upward of (= more than) → plus de
upwardly mobile [ˌʌpwə^rdliˈməʊbaɪl] adj → en ascension sociale
upwardly mobile voters → les électeurs en ascension sociale
to be upwardly mobile → monter dans l'échelle sociale
upward mobility n → mobilité f ascendante

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upward

adj → Aufwärts-, nach oben; glance → nach oben; upward compatibility → Aufwärtskompatibilität f; upward compatible → aufwärtskompatibel; upward movement → Aufwärtsbewegung f; upward slope → Steigung f; upward (social) mobility (Sociol) → soziale Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten pl

adv (esp US) = upwards

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upward [ˈʌpwəd]

1. adj (movement) → verso l'alto, in su; (curve) → ascendente
upward tendency (Fin) → tendenza al rialzo

2. adv (also upwards)

a. → in su, verso l'alto
to lie face upward → giacere supino/a

b. (with numbers) from the age of 13 upwards → dai 13 anni in su
upwards of 500 → 500 e più

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upward [ˈʌpwəd]

1. adj (movement) → verso l'alto, in su; (curve) → ascendente
upward tendency (Fin) → tendenza al rialzo

2. adv (also upwards)

a. → in su, verso l'alto
to lie face upward → giacere supino/a

b. (with numbers) from the age of 13 upwards → dai 13 anni in su
upwards of 500 → 500 e più

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