upward

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌpwərd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpwɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(up′wərd)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upward,
upwards adv		(direction: up)hacia arriba loc adv
  en ascenso loc adv
 The bird flew upward until it was just a speck in the blue sky.
 El pájaro voló hacia arriba hasta convertirse en apenas un punto en el cielo azul.
upward,
upwards adv		(to a higher place)hacia arriba loc adv
 We climbed upwards for over an hour.
 Caminamos hacia arriba por más de una hora.
upward,
upwards adv		(number, amount: more)más adv
 The translator revised her quote upwards when the client asked for additional work.
 La traductora subió más el presupuesto cuando el cliente solicitó tareas adicionales.
upward adj(going up or increasing)ascendente adj mf
 School officials are happy to announce that student scores show an upward trend.
 Las autoridades de la escuela están felices de anunciar una tendencia ascendente en las notas escolares.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
onward and upward,
onwards and upwards adv		figurative (increasingly successful)con éxito creciente e imparable loc adv
 Our marketing campaign is moving onward and upward.
 La campaña de ventas sigue con éxito creciente e imparable.
onward and upward,
onwards and upwards interj		figurative (keep succeeding)¡adelante! interj
  ¡vamos! interj
 We've done well, but have to keep things going. Onwards and upwards!
 Nos fue bien, pero debemos mantenernos así. ¡Adelante!
upward feedback n(employees' appraisal of a manager)reconocimiento de los empleados nm + loc prep
upward mobility (sociology)movilidad ascendente loc nom f
upward motion n(rising movement)movimiento ascendente nm
 El movimiento ascendente de la polea permite elevar objetos con poco esfuerzo.
  movimiento de elevación nm
 El mecanismo realiza un movimiento de elevación.
upward of [sth],
upwards of [sth] expr		(more than [sth])más de loc adv
upward trend n(continued rise)tendencia al alza nf + loc adv
 La tabla refleja una tendencia al alza para el café y otras materias primas.
  suba constante nf + adj mf
  subida constante nf + adj mf
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'upward' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
acclivity - ascent - cast up - edgewise - eye-rolling - face - flash up - leg up - lift - rise - scoop - supination - up - updraft - uphill - uppercut - upsweep - upswing - upthrow - upthrust - upturned
Spanish:
alcista - en alza - ascensión social - ascenso social - tendencia al alza

Collocations: an upward [movement, motion, path], there is an upward trend to [go, try, invest], an upward trend in [sales, tinyhouses, single-parent families], more...

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