Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-werd]
- /ˈʌp wərd/
- /ˈʌpwədz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-werd]
- /ˈʌp wərd/
Definitions of upwards word
- adverb upwards toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward. 1
- adverb upwards toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.: His employer wishes to move him upward in the company. 1
- adverb upwards to a greater degree; more: fourscore and upward. 1
- adverb upwards 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. 1
- adverb upwards in the upper parts; above. 1
- adjective upwards moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position. 1
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Origin of upwards
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart). See up-, -ward
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Upwards
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
upwards popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
upwards usage trend in Literature
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See also
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