upwards

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
2. To a higher figure or amount.
3. Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
4. Backwards in time, into the past.
5. To or into later life.

Concepten

opwaarts

omhoog

op

🆙

naar boven

hoger

oplopend

Synoniemen

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈʌpwədz/

Etymologie (Engels)

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