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Added 9 October 2026

upward

/ˈʌpwɚd/ adverb

In Latin: sūrsum Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about upward at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
We ran upward.
In the upper parts; above.
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

noun

The upper part; the top.

adjective

Directed toward a higher place.
with upward eye; with upward course

Origin

From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward.

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