upward.1a.Upward movement, gluaiseacht suas, ardú m. Upward gradient, ardú m. Prices show an upward tendency, tá claonadh chun daoire ag praghsanna, tá praghsanna ag ardú beagán. 2adv. =UPWARDS. Faces turned upward, aighthe (ag breathnú) in airde, suas.