upwards

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

upwards (comparative more upwards, superlative most upwards)

Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
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

upward of
upwards of

Translations

to a higher place

Belarusian: (direction) наве́рх (navjérx), уве́рх (uvjérx), ўверх (ŭvjerx); (location) наве́рсе (navjérsje), уве́рсе (uvjérsje), ўве́рсе (ŭvjérsje)
Dutch: opwaarts (nl)
Faroese: niðaneftir, uppeftir
Finnish: ylös (fi), ylemmäs, ylemmäksi, ylöspäin
French: en haut (fr)
Georgian: მაღლა (maɣla), ზემოთ (zemot), ზევით (zevit)
German: aufwärts (de), nach oben, hoch (de)
Alemannic German: obsi
Greek:
Ancient: ἄνω (ánō)
Irish: aníos, suas

Latin: sursum
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: arriba (es)
Swedish: uppför (sv), uppåt (sv)

to a higher amount

Finnish: ylöspäin, ylös (fi), korkeammaksi
Portuguese: para cima

Russian: вы́ше (ru) (výše)

to something superior

Dutch: hoger (nl)

Finnish: ylöspäin

to the past

Finnish: taemmas, taemmaksi

to later life

Finnish: myöhemmäs, myöhemmäksi

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} supren

Anagrams

draw-ups, draws up, updraws