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upward
[ uhp-werd ]
adverb
- toward a higher place or position:
The birds flew upward.
- toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.:
His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.
- to a greater degree; more:
fourscore and upward.
- toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region:
They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.
- in the upper parts; above.
adjective
- moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.
upward
/ 藞蕦辫飞蓹诲 /
adjective
- directed or moving towards a higher point or level
adverb
- a variant of upwards
Derived Forms
- 藞耻辫飞补谤诲濒测, adverb
- 藞耻辫飞补谤诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 耻辫顎僿补谤诲路濒测 adverb
- 耻辫顎僿补谤诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- upwards of, more than; above:
My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.
Example Sentences
The decentralized Moratorium Day events on October 15, 1969 drew upward of 2 million people.
At that time, China didn鈥檛 rank in the top fifth, though it was scuttling upward.
It鈥檚 actually because they鈥檙e hopeful about their future, and it changes their path of upward mobility, which we know changes their health outcome.
In general, economists say building more homes reduces upward pressure on home prices and rents, and new development also tends to boost tax revenue.
Those reductions are meant to address a budget crisis triggered by spiraling legal payouts, a weakening economy and rising personnel costs, which were driven further upward by the fires.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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