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What does upwards mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word upwards? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
  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.
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Mindful of the miles ahead, I pushed onwards and upwards into Dalby Forest.
Faced with skyrocketing petroleum prices the government has lost no time in adjusting the prices of gasoline, diesel and cooking gas upwards.
Lucy breathed in deeply, and turned her head upwards, accepting the water, feeling it wash away her dirt and grime.
There is an amused glimmer to his eyes and his lips quirk upwards, as if he is laughing at a private joke.
Why cannot the council account for the whereabouts of the above items or the disappearance of upwards of 20 high quality suits?
And for the first time that day, Valerie lifted her eyes upwards and almost gasped at where she had wandered to.

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