Upward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

directed up

extending or moving toward a higher place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpwɚd/.

Examples

the cards were face upward
an upward stroke of the pen
the up staircase

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upwards up upwardly

Antonyms

down downward downwardly downwards

Parts of Speech

adjective	directed up “the cards were face upward”
adjective	extending or moving toward a higher place “the up staircase”
adverb	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position “look up!”
adverb	to a later time “they moved the meeting date up”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach oben

nach oben gerichtet

🇫🇷French

vers le haut

dirigé vers le haut

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia arriba

dirigido hacia arriba

🇮🇹Italian

verso l'alto

diretto verso l'alto

🇳🇱Dutch

naar boven

naar boven gericht

🇵🇹Portuguese

para cima

direcionado para cima

🇷🇺Russian

вверх

направлен вверх

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊपर की ओर

ऊपर निर्देशित

🇧🇩Bengali

উপরের দিকে

নির্দেশিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மேல்நோக்கி

வரை இயக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పైకి

దర్శకత్వం వహించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

वरच्या दिशेने

निर्देशित केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપરની તરફ

નિર્દેશિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ

ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുകളിലേക്ക്

നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ

ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوپر کی طرف

ہدایت کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向上

指向上

🇯🇵Japanese

上向き

上に向けられた

🇰🇷Korean

상승

지시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở lên

hướng lên

🇹🇭Thai

ขึ้นไป

กำกับขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke atas

diarahkan ke atas

🇵🇭Filipino

paitaas

itinuro pataas

🇲🇾Malay

ke atas

diarahkan ke atas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى أعلى

موجهة لأعلى

🇮🇷Persian

به سمت بالا

هدایت شد

🇹🇷Turkish

yukarı

yukarıya doğru yönlendirilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּלַפֵּי מַעְלָה

מכוון למעלה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'upward'?

The primary meaning of 'upward' is 'directed up'.

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Using 'upward' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'upward' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'upward' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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