Upwards — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

to a later time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpwɚdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpwədz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpwədz/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpwɚdz/.

Examples

look up!
the music surged up
the fragments flew upwards

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upward up upwardly

Antonyms

down downward downwardly downwards

Parts of Speech

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

räumlich oder metaphorisch von einer niedrigeren zu einer höheren Position

🇫🇷French

vers le haut

spatialement ou métaphoriquement d'une position inférieure à une position supérieure

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia arriba

espacial o metafóricamente desde una posición inferior a una superior

🇮🇹Italian

verso l'alto

spazialmente o metaforicamente da una posizione più bassa a una più alta

🇳🇱Dutch

naar boven

ruimtelijk of metaforisch van een lagere naar een hogere positie

🇵🇹Portuguese

para cima

espacialmente ou metaforicamente de uma posição inferior para uma posição superior

🇷🇺Russian

вверх

пространственно или метафорически от низшего положения к высшему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊपर की ओर

स्थानिक या लाक्षणिक रूप से निम्न से उच्चतर स्थिति की ओर

🇧🇩Bengali

উপরের দিকে

স্থানিকভাবে বা রূপকভাবে নিম্ন থেকে উচ্চতর অবস্থানে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேல்நோக்கி

இடஞ்சார்ந்த அல்லது உருவகமாக கீழ்நிலையிலிருந்து உயர்ந்த நிலைக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పైకి

ప్రాదేశికంగా లేదా రూపకంగా తక్కువ నుండి ఉన్నత స్థానానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

वरच्या दिशेने

अवकाशीय किंवा रूपकदृष्ट्या खालच्या ते उच्च स्थानापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપર

અવકાશી અથવા રૂપક રૂપે નીચલાથી ઉચ્ચ સ્થાને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ

ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಕವಾಗಿ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുകളിലേക്ക്

സ്ഥലപരമായോ രൂപകപരമായോ താഴ്ന്ന നിലയിൽ നിന്ന് ഉയർന്ന സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ

ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوپر کی طرف

مقامی یا استعاراتی طور پر نچلے سے اعلی مقام تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向上

空间上或隐喻上从较低位置到较高位置

🇯🇵Japanese

上向きに

空間的または比喩的に低い位置から高い位置へ

🇰🇷Korean

위로 향하여

공간적으로나 은유적으로 낮은 위치에서 높은 위치로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở lên

về mặt không gian hoặc ẩn dụ từ vị trí thấp hơn đến vị trí cao hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขึ้นไป

ในเชิงพื้นที่หรือเชิงเปรียบเทียบจากตำแหน่งที่ต่ำกว่าไปสู่ตำแหน่งที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke atas

secara spasial atau metaforis dari posisi yang lebih rendah ke posisi yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

pataas

spatially o metaporikal mula sa mas mababa hanggang sa mas mataas na posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

ke atas

secara ruang atau metafora daripada kedudukan yang lebih rendah kepada kedudukan yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صعودا

مكانيًا أو مجازيًا من موضع أدنى إلى موضع أعلى

🇮🇷Persian

به سمت بالا

به صورت فضایی یا استعاری از جایگاه پایین تر به بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

yukarı

mekansal veya mecazi olarak daha düşük bir konumdan daha yüksek bir konuma

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּלַפֵּי מַעְלָה

מבחינה מרחבית או מטפורית מעמדה נמוכה יותר לגבוהה יותר

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The primary meaning of 'upwards' is 'spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position'.

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

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

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

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