upwards
/ˈʌpwɚdz/ adverb B2- Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground. · look upwards· push upwards
- To a higher figure or amount. · Prices are moving steadily upwards.
- Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- Backwards in time, into the past.
- To or into later life.
From the library
While thus looking upwards, he unknowingly trod upon a Viper asleep just before his feet.
They waited upwards of ten minutes.
At one side of this was a squat, brass-bound wooden box, the lid of which was hinged upwards, with this curious old-fashioned key projecting from the lock.
His eyes rolled upwards, his features writhed in agony, and with a suppressed groan he dropped on his face upon the ground.
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