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upwards

adverb

Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
U
Ends with
S
Contains
PW
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈʌpwədz

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Meaning

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adverb

  1. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

    “Look up!”

adverb

  1. To a later time

    “They moved the meeting date up”

In context

Example Sentences

Look up!
The music surged up
The fragments flew upwards
Prices soared upwards
Upwardly mobile
They moved the meeting date up
From childhood upward

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