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Upwards Definition & Meaning

upwards
adverb
  1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
  2. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

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What does upwards mean?
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
What part of speech is upwards?
Upwards is an adverb.
How many definitions does upwards have?
Upwards has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).

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