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Upward — may refer to: *Upward Bound *Upward Bound High School *Upward continuation *Upward looking sonar *Upward Spiral *Upwardly Global * Upwards (album)People: *Allen Upward *Edward Upward … Wikipedia
upward — Ⅰ. upward UK US /ˈʌpwəd/ adjective ► moving towards a higher position, level, or value: upward climb/momentum/movement »London s shares maintained their upward momentum yesterday. upward curve/trend »The market has been on a steady upward trend… … Financial and business terms
Upward — Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. I.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upward of — Upward Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upward — upward, upwards 1. The only form for the adjective is upward (in an upward direction), but upward and upwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for upwards in BrE: • The launcher consists of a small nozzle that directs a jet of… … Modern English usage
Upward — Up ward, a. [AS. upweard. See {Up}, and { ward}.] Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upward — [up′wərd] adv., adj. [ME < OE upweard: see UP1 & WARD] 1. toward a higher place, position, degree, amount, etc. 2. on into future years or later life 3. beyond (an indicated price, amount, etc.) [tickets cost two dollars and upward]: Also… … English World dictionary
Upward — Up ward, n. The upper part; the top. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upward — O.E. upweard, upweardes; see UP (Cf. up) + WARD (Cf. ward). Cf. M.L.G. upwart, M.Du. opwaert, M.H.G. ufwart. Phrase upward mobility first recorded 1949; mainly restricted to sociologists jargon until 1960s … Etymology dictionary
upward — ► ADVERB (also upwards) ▪ towards a higher point or level. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ moving or leading towards a higher point or level. ● upwards of Cf. ↑upwards of DERIVATIVES upwardly adverb … English terms dictionary
Upward — Edward Upward (* 9. September 1903 in Repton, Derbyshire; † 13. Februar 2009 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) war ein britischer Schriftsteller. Leben Upward besuchte die Schule in Repton, wo er Christopher Isherwood kennenlernte. Während des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
