upwards
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (“upwards”), German aufwärts (“upwards”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
upwards (not comparable)
- Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
- To a higher figure or amount.
- Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- Backwards in time, into the past.
- To or into later life.
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Translations[edit]
to a higher position
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to a higher amount
to later life
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