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upwards

/ˈʌpwədz/US/ˈʌpwɚdz/

upwards adverb: towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

Adverb

upwards (not comparable)

  1. Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
    • look upwards
    • push upwards
  2. To a higher figure or amount.
    • Prices are moving steadily upwards.
  3. Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
  4. Backwards in time, into the past.
  5. To or into later life.

upwards meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

upwards in Hindi

ऊपर की ओर, ऊपर की तरफ

upwards in Tamil

ஊர்த்துவம்

upwards in Marathi

वरच्या दिशेने

upwards in Urdu

اوپر کی طرف, اوپر کی جانب
More languagesFewer languages
upwards in Bengali
ওপরের দিকে
upwards in Malayalam
മുകളിലേക്ക്, മേലോട്ടായി, മേലോട്ട്, മേല്പോട്ട്
upwards in Kannada
ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖವಾಗಿ, ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖ
upwards in Punjabi
ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ, ਉਪਰ ਵੱਲ
upwards in Gujarati
ઉપરની તરફ, ઉપર તરફ
upwards in Odia
ପରା parā

Examples of upwards in a sentence

  • The balloon drifted upwards into the sky.
  • The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.1958 April, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275:

Synonyms of upwards

Antonyms

Origin of upwards

From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (“upwards”), German aufwärts (“upwards”).

Words formed from upwards

Phrases with upwards

Questions about upwards

What does upwards mean?
Upwards means towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
What is upwards in Hindi?
Upwards in Hindi is ऊपर की ओर, ऊपर की तरफ. See Upwards meaning in Hindi.
How do you use upwards in a sentence?
The balloon drifted upwards into the sky.
What part of speech is upwards?
Upwards is an adverb.
How do you pronounce upwards?
Upwards is pronounced /ˈʌpwədz/ (UK).

Words near upwards in the dictionary

  1. upward-facing dogs
  2. upwardly
  3. upwardly mobile
  4. upwardness
  5. upwardnesses
  6. upwards
  7. upwards of
  8. upwarp
  9. upwarping
  10. upwarps
  11. upwash

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: upwards (page history and authors); upwards (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); upwards (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); upwards (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); upwards (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ପରା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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