different between usward vs upward

English

Alternative forms

• uswards

Etymology

us +? -ward

Adverb

usward (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Toward us.

English

Etymology

From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up +? -ward.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??pw??(?)d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??pw?(?)d/

Adverb

upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)

1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail.
2. In the upper parts; above.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

   • From twenty years old and upward.

Synonyms

• cloudwards, up, upwards

Antonyms

• down, downwards

Derived terms

• upward of
• upwards of

Translations

Noun

upward (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The upper part; the top.

Adjective

upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)

1. Directed toward a higher place.

Synonyms

• (toward a higher place): cloudward, upwards

Translations

Anagrams

• draw up, draw-up, updraw