upwards

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (not-comparable) Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
2. (not-comparable) To a higher figure or amount.
3. (not-comparable) Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
4. (not-comparable) Backwards in time, into the past.
5. (not-comparable) To or into later life.

Sinonieme

up

🆙

upward

above

on

🔛

upon

over

upwardly

overhead

aloft

high into the air

high up

high

uphill

throw up

upper

upstairs

upstream

up there

high into the sky

in the sky

upward

above-mentioned

ascending

begin

disjunction

from below

heavenward

heavenwards

north

on high

scatter

shorewards

skywards

Vertalings

aufwärts

hacia arriba

opwaarts

προς τα πάνω

op

🆙

omhoog

herauf

🆙

para cima

🆙

arriba

naar boven

en haut

verso l’alto

empor

🆙

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʌpwədz/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: upwardes

Geërf van Old English: upweardes

Verwante met Nederlands: opwaarts

Verwante met Duits: aufwärts

In summary

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