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1 upward
1. adjectivenach oben nachgestellt; nach oben gerichtet2. adverbupward gradient or slope — Steigung, die
* * ** * *up·ward[ˈʌpwəd, AM -wɚd]\upward movement Aufwärtsbewegung fII. adv nach obenhe looked \upward to the sky er sah hinauf [o BRD, ÖSTERR hoch] zum Himmelfrom childhood \upward von Kindheit an* * *['ʌpwəd]1. adjAufwärts-, nach oben; glance nach obenupward slope — Steigung f
2. adv (esp US)See:= upwards* * *upward [ˈʌpwə(r)d]A adv1. aufwärts (auch fig):from five dollars upward, upward of five dollars von fünf Dollar an (aufwärts), ab fünf Dollar;a strong tendency upward eine starke Aufwärtstendenz;from my youth upward von Jugend auf;he went upward in life es ging bergauf mit ihm2. nach oben (auch fig)3. mehr, darüber (hinaus):upward of 10 years mehr als oder über 10 Jahre;10 years and upward 10 Jahre und darüber4. fluss-, stromaufwärts5. landeinwärtsupward glance Blick m nach oben;upward movement Aufwärtsbewegung f (a. fig);upward trend Aufwärtstrend m* * *1. adjectivenach oben nachgestellt; nach oben gerichtetupward movement/trend — (lit. or fig.) Aufwärtsbewegung, die/-trend, der
2. adverbupward gradient or slope — Steigung, die
* * *adj.ansteigend adj.aufwärts adj. -
2 tendency
noun(inclination) Tendenz, diehave a tendency to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
there is a tendency for everyone to get complacent — die Leute neigen dazu, selbstzufrieden zu werden
* * *plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) der Hang* * *ten·den·cy[ˈtendən(t)si]she showed musical tendencies from an early age schon von früh an ließ sie eine Neigung zur Musik erkennenhe has always had a \tendency towards fast cars er hatte schon immer einen Hang zu schnellen Autosalarming \tendency alarmierende Tendenzhereditary \tendency erbliche Veranlagung* * *['tendənsɪ]nTendenz f (geh); (= physical predisposition) Neigung fto have a tendency to be/do sth — gern or gewöhnlich etw sein/tun; (person, style of writing also) dazu neigen or tendieren, etw zu sein/zu tun
he had an annoying tendency to forget things — er hatte die ärgerliche Angewohnheit, alles zu vergessen
a strong upward tendency (St Ex) — eine stark steigende Tendenz
* * *tendency [ˈtendənsı] s1. allg Tendenz f:a) Richtung f, Strömung ftoward[s], to zu)d) BIOL Anlage f2. Gang m, Lauf m:* * *noun(inclination) Tendenz, diehave a tendency to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
there is a tendency for everyone to get complacent — die Leute neigen dazu, selbstzufrieden zu werden
* * *n.Absicht -en f.Drang ¨-e m.Hang ¨-e m.Tendenz -en f.
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