American English pronunciation
How to pronounce upward
IPA transcription: ['ʌpwɚd]
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Adjective
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directed up
“the cards were face upward”
“an upward stroke of the pen”
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extending or moving toward a higher place
“the up staircase”
“a general upward movement of fish”
Adverb
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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”
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to a later time
“they moved the meeting date up”
“from childhood upward”
Usage examples
- His chest moved upward and his left hand tightened into a fist.
- Upwards of sixty pamphlets appeared in reply to his "Moderator" and "Discourses".
- Nuovo left Nokia while on a continuing upward corporate performance trend.
- Fear of reprisals such as unjust incarcerations and lynchings deterred upward mobility further.
- The tail is long and carried low with an upward curve at the end.
- She gazed upwards at the bright stars and wondered whether she would ever get home.
- She gazed upwards at the bright stars and wondered whether she would ever get home.
- The promise of upward mobility appealed to people, and was made plausible through Karma.
- The Downward pointing triangle represented woman; an upward pointing triangle represented man.
- A rescuer is being lifted from the water upward into a helicopter.