upward
3
2.3
- adverb
- /ˈʌpwərd/
:
en adelante
- Although statistics are hard to come by, the average American planned to spend upward of $751 on Christmas in 1991.
- adjusted upward
- spiraling upward
- move upward
Examples
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National numbers, however, are skewed upward dramatically by the relative affluence of a few districts in urban centers.
Academic text (2003) -
After all, the expedition had cost its partners upward of forty billion dollars.
Fiction book (2001) -
Articles in this issue concern academic disciplines beginning at the middle school level and upward.
Academic text (2018) -
And as long as sales continue to trend upward, do not expect a revolutionary iPhone.
Blog text (21) -
Many top American universities are even more expensive, reaching upward of $50,000 a year in total costs.
Blog text (20) -
Private schools could simply adjust tuition rates upward to ensure exclusion.
Academic text (1996) -
In this heightened air of anti-racism, African Americans in Boston were slowly moving upward socially; some even became lawyers and physicians.
Academic text (2002) -
Many companies have seen their profits grow upward of 20% this year.
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Since the new policy was implemented, customer satisfaction ratings have trended upward.
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The population in the city has been steadily increasing upward for the past decade.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a higher place or moving to a higher level
∞
1.0
Toward the future from now on
45
2.7
Moving forward from a certain time or place
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2.2
From a time or place and continuing forward
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1.4
Starts at a certain time or age and continues after it
1
9.3
From that time on
From that time on
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
upward = (semi-transparent) = up + ward
The temporal sense ('from X upward' = 'from X onward') is a metaphorical extension of spatial 'up', so the relation to the base is clear but not purely literal. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Upward used after a time or age word means 'from this point on'; think of up ('onward' or 'higher') plus -ward ('towards'), so it literally means moving 'towards' later time — for example, 'five upward' means five and older.