upward
directed up
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,887 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 45,874 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- directed up the cards were face upwardan upward stroke of the pen
- extending or moving toward a higher place also: up the up staircasea general upward movement of fish
adverb
- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position also: up, upwards, upwardly look up!the music surged up
- to a later time also: up, upwards they moved the meeting date upfrom childhood upward
upward in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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As Ferdinand Frog gazed upward a shadow of disappointment came over his face.
The Tale of Ferdinand Frog · Arthur Scott Bailey · Chapter 1
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Curtis’ hand crept upward to the man’s throat and then was withdrawn with lightning speed.
The Meredith Mystery · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · Chapter 1
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Poor girl, she quailed; looking at him with a tender upward glance meant for him only.
For the Cause · Stanley John Weyman · Chapter 1
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The other made a little upward gesture with his elbow and gave a laugh of pleasant retrospection.
Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man · Bartimeus · Chapter 1
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Brilliant, buoyant, upward going, Pleased, we mark them in their flight, Every hue of iris showing, As they glance along the light.
The Mother's Dream, and Other Poems · Hannah Flagg Gould · Chapter 1