upwards

Etymology

From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up +‎ -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (“upwards”), German aufwärts (“upwards”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpwədz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpwɚdz/

Adverb

upwards (not comparable)

Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
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.

Synonyms

upward, up

Antonyms

downward, down

Derived terms

Translations

to a higher position

Azerbaijani: yuxarı (az)
Belarusian: (direction) наве́рх (navjérx), уве́рх (uvjérx), ўверх (ŭvjerx); (location) наве́рсе (navjérsje), уве́рсе (uvjérsje), ўве́рсе (ŭvjérsje)
Dutch: opwaarts (nl)
Estonian: üles (et)
Faroese: niðaneftir, uppeftir
Finnish: ylös (fi), ylemmäs, ylemmäksi, ylöspäin (fi)
French: en haut (fr)
Georgian: მაღლა (maɣla), ზემოთ (zemot), ზევით (zevit)
German: aufwärts (de), nach oben, hoch (de)
Alemannic German: obsi
Gothic: 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup)
Greek:
Ancient: ἄνω (ánō)
Irish: aníos, suas
Latin: sūrsum
Ottoman Turkish: یوقاری (yukarı)
Polish: w górę (pl), wzwyż (pl)
Portuguese: para cima
Romanian: în sus, la deal
Romansch: si (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan), sen, se (Sutsilvan, Surmiran), sü (Puter, Vallader)
Russian: вверх (ru) (vverx), ввысь (ru) (vvysʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: a-nìos
Slovene: gôr (sl), navzgor (sl)
Spanish: hacia arriba, arriba (es)
Swedish: uppför (sv), uppåt (sv)
Ukrainian: вверх (uk) (vverx)

to a higher amount

Finnish: ylöspäin (fi), ylös (fi), korkeammaksi
Portuguese: para cima
Russian: вы́ше (ru) (výše)

to something superior

Dutch: hoger (nl)
Finnish: ylöspäin (fi)

to the past

Finnish: taemmas, taemmaksi

to later life

Finnish: myöhemmäs, myöhemmäksi

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} supren (eo)

Anagrams

draw-ups, draws up, updraws