upward
adverb(up-ward)
to a later time
Examples:
From childhood upward.
upward
adverb(up-ward)
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Examples:
The fragments flew upwards.
Prices soared upwards.
Upwardly mobile.
upward
adjective(up-ward)
extending or moving toward a higher place
Examples:
A general upward movement of fish.
upward
adjective(up-ward)
directed up
Examples:
The cards were face upward.
An upward stroke of the pen.