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skyward en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English skyward From sky + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pointing or facing at or moving toward the sky.

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Deriveds

skywardly

Translations (8)

el ουράνιος (toward the sky) · eo ĉiela (toward the sky) · pt celeste (toward the sky) · ar سَمَاوِيٌّ (toward the sky) · fi taivaallinen (toward the sky) · grc οὐράνιος (toward the sky) · fr céleste (toward the sky) · ru ввысь (toward the sky)

skyward en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English skyward From sky + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) At or toward the sky.
   • No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40:
   • The rocket shot skyward and exploded in a burst of glittering stars.
   • Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe. 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
   • If there is a heaven up there, Carl Sagan will be in his element on November 30, when Venus, Jupiter, and the moon align in a facelike formation. Gaze skyward to appreciate this rare triple feature of the brightest planets with a wry grin from the moon. 2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:

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