upward

• Dirigé ou se déplaçant vers un endroit ou une position plus élevée.

Directed or moving toward a higher place or position.

1. Directed upB1formal

   Moving, pointing, or leading toward a higher position or level.

   dirigé vers le haut

   • The upward trend in sales is encouraging.
   • He made an upward gesture with his hand.
   • The upward slope of the hill made the hike challenging.

   Synonymesascendingclimbingrisingskywardsoaring

   Antonymesdownward

2. Extending or moving toward a higher placeB1formal

   Describing something that goes or is oriented toward a higher location or degree.

   vers le haut

   • The upward path leads to the summit.
   • There is an upward movement in the stock market.
   • The upward direction of the arrow indicates the exit.

   Synonymesascendingclimbingrisingsoaringup

   Antonymesdownward

• Adverbe signifiant « vers un endroit, une position ou un niveau plus élevé ». Il indique un mouvement ou une direction allant d'un point bas vers un point haut, et peut aussi s'appliquer à une augmentation de quantité, de valeur ou de statut.

An adverb meaning 'toward a higher place, position, or level.' It is used to indicate direction or movement from a lower to a higher point, and can also refer to an increase in quantity, value, or status.

1. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher positionB1formal

   Moving or directed towards a higher place, level, or degree.

   vers le haut

   • The balloon floated upward into the sky.
   • Prices have been trending upward for months.
   • She looked upward at the stars.

   Synonymesaloftskywardupupwards

   Antonymesdownward

2. To a later timeB2formal

   Indicating a time that is later or beyond a certain point.

   Plus tard, au-delà d'un point dans le temps

   • From the 1990s upward, technology advanced rapidly.
   • Children aged ten and upward are welcome.
   • The tradition continued from the 18th century upward.

   Synonymesforwardonwardonwards