Upward vs Rising - What's the difference?
upward | rising |
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.
* (Richard Hooker) (1554-1600)
*, chapter=23
, title= In the upper parts; above.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
* Bible, (w) i. 3.
(obsolete) The upper part; the top.
rebellion
The act of something that rises.
(US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
going up
(US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
As nouns the difference between upward and rising
is that upward is (obsolete) the upper part; the top while rising is rebellion.As adjectives the difference between upward and rising
is that upward is directed toward a higher place while rising is going up.As an adverb upward
is in a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.As a verb rising is
.As a preposition rising is
(us|slang|dated) more than; exceeding; upwards of.upward
English
Adverb
(head)- Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward , we speak and prevail.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward . The slightest effort made the patient cough.}}
- Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, / And downward fish.
- From twenty years old and upward .
Noun
(-)- From the extremest upward of thy head. -Shak.
See also
* upwards * upwards of * upAnagrams
*rising
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- the risings and fallings of a thermometer
- salt rising'''; milk '''rising
Adjective
(-)Preposition
(English prepositions)- a horse rising six years of age
