how to pronounce upwards

/ˈʌpwɚdz/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of upwards is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

upwards is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of upwards

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of upwards

test your pronunciation of upwards

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of upwards

video examples of upwards pronunciation

An example use of upwards in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and there were upwards of 40 plays if …”

meanings of upwards

adverb:

To or into later life.
Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
Backwards in time, into the past.
To a higher figure or amount.
Towards a higher place; towards what is above.

upwards frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word upwards occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics upwards can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that upwards can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;