Upwards
adverb, Also, upwards
1.
toward a higher place or position:
The birds flew upward.
2.
toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.:
His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.
3.
to a greater degree; more:
fourscore and upward.
4.
toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region:
They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.
5.
in the upper parts; above.
adjective
6.
moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
Idioms
7.
upwards of, more than; above:
My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.
adverb
1.
from a lower to a higher place, level, condition, etc
2.
towards a higher level, standing, etc
adjective
1.
directed or moving towards a higher point or level
adverb
2.
a variant of upwards
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