1 up·ward (chiefly US) or chiefly Brit up·wards
Pronounced:
/ˈʌpwɚd/
/ˈʌpwɚdz/ Function:
adverbMeaning:
1 : from a lower place or level to a higher place or level ▪ The road gradually rose upward. ▪ The temperature is heading upward. [=it is getting hotter]
2 : toward the ceiling, sky, etc. ▪ The hawk spiraled upward. ▪ He pointed upward. ▪ She directed my gaze upward.
3 : toward a higher or better condition or position ▪ They are moving upward socially and economically. ▪ moving upward in the corporate world
4 : to a larger amount : to a higher number ▪ Prices shot upward. ▪ The inflation rate was adjusted upward. ▪ Attendance figures have been heading upward.
2 : toward the ceiling, sky, etc. ▪ The hawk spiraled upward. ▪ He pointed upward. ▪ She directed my gaze upward.
3 : toward a higher or better condition or position ▪ They are moving upward socially and economically. ▪ moving upward in the corporate world
4 : to a larger amount : to a higher number ▪ Prices shot upward. ▪ The inflation rate was adjusted upward. ▪ Attendance figures have been heading upward.
onward and upward —see 1onward
upwards of also US upward of
: more than (an amount or number) ▪ upwards of half a million people ▪ He won upwards of $2,000.