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Meaning of upwards in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Adverb

    upwards

    Definitions

    1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

    Examples

    • « look up! »
    • « the music surged up »
    • « the fragments flew upwards »
    • « prices soared upwards »
    • « upwardly mobile »

    Antonyms

    • down
    • downwards
    • downward
    • downwardly
    • down
    • downwards
    • downward
    • downwardly
    • down
    • downwards
    • downward
    • downwardly
    • down
    • downwards
    • downward
    • downwardly
  2. 2. to a later time

    Examples

    • « they moved the meeting date up »
    • « from childhood upward »

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