upward
/ˈʌpwɚd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
adv
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "We ran upward."
- "Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail."
- "If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough."
- "We continue to move upward, climbing higher and higher across overgrown ledges along the wall."
- "Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, / And downward fish."
- "From twenty years old and upward."
Etymology
From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌpwɚd/
- British English: /ˈʌpwəd/