upwards
English
/ˈʌpwədz/, /ˈʌpwɚdz/
adv
Definitions
- Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
- To a higher figure or amount.
- Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- Backwards in time, into the past.
- To or into later life.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upwardes inherited from Old English upweardes suffix from English up (a higher degree, adverb).
Origin
English
up
Gloss
a higher degree, adverb
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Johnny-jump-up English
- antiup English
- backup English
- bindup English
- blow up English
- breakup English
- buildup English
- burn up English
- buy up English
- buyup English
- cheese up English
- cleanup English
- draw-up English
- dustup English
- faceup English
- fillup English
- fixer-upper English
- flare-up English
- getup English
- glow-up English
- gut up English
- hole up English
- layup English
- leadup English
- liftup English
- light up English
- linkup English
- matchup English
- mess-up English
- mixup English
- muck-up English
- mugup English
- nut up English
- pent-up English
- pickup English
- power-up English
- run-up English
- scaleup English
- scoop up English
- setup English
- shakeup English
- situp English
- stackup English
- stickup English
- stitch-up English
- suckup English
- sum-up English
- two-up English
- up English
- up so down English
- upalong English
- upback English
- upbow English
- upcard English
- upcasing English
- upchirp English
- upcoast English
- upcoming English
- upcountry English
- upcropping English
- updip English
- upglide English
- uphanded English
- uphill English
- upkeep English
- uplight English
- uplink English
- upload English
- uplying English
- upmass English
- upmost English
- upness English
- upon English
- uppest English
- uppish English
- uppity English
- uprank English
- upsample English
- upscatter English
- upshock English
- upshorts English
- upside down English
- upsitting English
- upskirt English
- upslanting English
- upslur English
- upstair English
- upstate English
- upstreet English
- upstroke English
- upsun English
- uptil English
- uptodate English
- upvalue English
- upward English
- upwarp English
- walkup English
- wayupthere English
- write-up English
- auf German
- aufwärts German
- rheinaufwärts German
- themseaufwärts German
- op Dutch, Flemish
- opwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- stroomopwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- upar Portuguese
- アップ Japanese
- upp Old English
- upweardes Old English
- upwardes Middle English
- *ūfwertes Middle High German
- apim Tok Pisin
- up
- upon
- layup
- buyup
- updip
- uptil
- upbow
- situp
- mugup
- getup
- upsun
- setup
- mixup
- faceup
- run-up
- leadup
- dustup
- uplink
- suckup
- uppest
- upmost
- upness
- walkup
- sum-up
- liftup
- two-up
- buy up
- upback
- upslur
- nut up
- upward
- uprank
- uppish
- pickup
- upload
- upkeep
- antiup
- upwarp
- upmass
- bindup
- gut up
- linkup
- upcard
- uppity
- backup
- fillup
- uphill
- cleanup
- pent-up
- upalong
- stackup
- hole up
- upstate
- muck-up
- breakup
- upchirp
- upvalue
- uplight
- upskirt
- blow up
- upcoast
- upshock
- uplying
- upstair
- draw-up
- shakeup
- burn up
- mess-up
- scaleup
- matchup
- glow-up
- buildup
- upglide
- stickup
- uptodate
- upcasing
- uphanded
- write-up
- upstroke
- power-up
- light up
- upstreet
- upcoming
- scoop up
- flare-up
- upshorts
- upsample
- stitch-up
- cheese up
- upcountry
- upscatter
- upsitting
- upslanting
- wayupthere
- up so down
- upcropping
- fixer-upper
- upside down
- Johnny-jump-up