If someone moves or looks upwards, they move or look up towards a higher place. `There,' said Jack, pointing upwards They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head. downwards
A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number. projects worth upwards of 200 million pounds It costs upward of $40,000 a year to keep some prisoners in prison
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
If an amount or rate moves upwards, it increases. with prices soon heading upwards in high street stores Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year The share price is likely to leap upwards. downwards
An upward movement or look is directed towards a higher place or a higher level. She started once again on the steep upward climb She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes. downward
If you refer to an upward trend or an upward spiral, you mean that something is increasing in quantity or price. the Army's concern that the upward trend in the numbers avoiding military service may continue downward
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"