English Adverbs Referring to "Movement"

Up

simplified /ap/

u

ʌ

p

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[ Adverb ]

at or toward a higher level or position

aloft upward upwardly

down

Example

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The cat climbed up the tree to chase a bird.

He held the umbrella up to shield himself from the rain.

She lifted the box up and placed it on the shelf.

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Down

simplified /dawn/

d

o

a

w

ʊ

n

[ Adverb ]

at or toward a lower level or position

aloft upward upwardly

up

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Left

simplified /left/

l

e

ɛ

f

t

[ Adverb ]

on or toward the left side

aloft upward upwardly

right

incomparable

Right

simplified /rait/

r

i

aɪ

gh

t

[ Adverb ]

on or toward the right side

aloft upward upwardly

left

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of place and movement

In

simplified /in/

i

ɪ

n

[ Adverb ]

into or inside of a place, object, or area

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of place and movement

Out

simplified /awt/

o

a

u

ʊ

t

[ Adverb ]

in the opposite direction of the center of a place

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

Forward

simplified /faawrwērd/

f

o

ɔ:

r

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

to or toward the front

aloft upward upwardly

back

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of place and movement

Backwards

simplified /bākwērdz/

b

a

æ

ck

k

w

a

ə

r

d

s

z

[ Adverb ]

in or toward the direction of a position or place that is behind

aloft upward upwardly

forward

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Onward

simplified /aawnwērd/

o

ɔ:

n

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

in the direction ahead

aloft upward upwardly

Downward

simplified /dawnwērd/

d

o

a

w

ʊ

n

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

toward a lower level or position

aloft upward upwardly

up

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Upward

simplified /apwērd/

u

ʌ

p

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

toward a higher level

aloft upward upwardly

down

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Inward

simplified /inwērd/

i

ɪ

n

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

toward the center or inside of something

aloft upward upwardly

outward

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Outward

simplified /awtwērd/

o

a

u

ʊ

t

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

away from a central or particular point

aloft upward upwardly

inward

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Skyward

simplified /skaiwērd/

s

k

y

aɪ

w

a

ə

r

d

[ Adverb ]

in the direction of the sky

aloft upward upwardly

Sideways

simplified /saidweiz/

s

i

aɪ

d

e

w

a

e

y

ɪ

s

z

[ Adverb ]

toward or in the direction of one side

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Straight

simplified /streit/

s

t

r

ai

eɪ

gh

t

[ Adverb ]

in a manner that is not curved

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of manner

Over

simplified /owvēr/

o

oʊ

v

e

ə

r

[ Adverb ]

across from one side to the other

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of place and movement

By

simplified /bai/

b

y

aɪ

[ Adverb ]

used to refer to moving past or alongside something or someone

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Ahead

simplified /ēhed/

a

ə

h

ea

ɛ

d

[ Adverb ]

toward the direction in front

aloft upward upwardly

Forth

simplified /faawrth/

f

o

ɔ:

r

th

θ

[ Adverb ]

out and away from a particular place

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Through

simplified /throo/

th

θ

r

o

u

u:

gh

[ Adverb ]

from one side to the other, indicating movement from the beginning to the end

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Along

simplified /ēlaawng/

a

ə

l

o

ɔ:

n

g

[ Adverb ]

following the direction of a road, path, or any relatively flat surface

aloft upward upwardly

Aside

simplified /ēsaid/

a

ə

s

i

aɪ

d

e

[ Adverb ]

toward the side and away from the main path

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Diagonally

simplified /daiāgēnēli/

d

ia

aɪæ

g

o

ə

n

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

in a slanted direction, forming an angle with a given line or surface

aloft upward upwardly

Radially

simplified /reidiēli/

r

a

eɪ

d

ia

iə

ll

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

in a direction extending outward from a central point

aloft upward upwardly

Lengthwise

simplified /lengthwaiz/

l

e

ɛ

n

g

th

θ

w

i

aɪ

s

z

e

[ Adverb ]

in the direction of the longest dimension

aloft upward upwardly

Longitudinally

/lˈɑːndʒɪtˌuːdɪnəli/

[ Adverb ]

in the direction of the longest dimension

aloft upward upwardly

Vertically

simplified /vērtikli/

v

e

ɜ

r

t

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ll

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

at a right angle to a horizontal line or surface

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Horizontally

simplified /hawrizaantēli/

h

o

ɔ

r

i

ɪ

z

o

ɑ:

n

t

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

in a straight way that is parallel to the ground

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

Laterally

simplified /lātērēli/

l

a

æ

t

e

ə

r

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

in a direction that is sideways or to the side

aloft upward upwardly

Upwardly

simplified /apwērdli/

u

ʌ

p

w

a

ə

r

d

l

y

i

[ Adverb ]

toward a higher position

aloft upward upwardly

down

Back and forth

/bˈæk ænd fˈɔːɹθ/

[ Adverb ]

repeatedly going in one direction and then in the opposite direction

aloft upward upwardly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of place and movement

Headfirst

simplified /hedfērst/

h

ea

ɛ

d

f

i

ɜ

r

s

t

[ Adverb ]

with the head leading the way

aloft upward upwardly

Headlong

simplified /hedlawng/

h

ea

ɛ

d

l

o

ɔ

n

g

[ Adverb ]

with the head positioned forward

aloft upward upwardly

Ashore

simplified /ēshaawr/

a

ə

sh

ʃ

o

ɔ:

r

e

[ Adverb ]

toward the land from the direction of a ship or the sea

aloft upward upwardly

Overboard

simplified /owvērbawrd/

o

oʊ

v

e

ə

r

b

oa

ɔ

r

d

[ Adverb ]

over the edge or side of a boat or ship and into the water

aloft upward upwardly

Clockwise

simplified /klaakwaiz/

c

k

l

o

ɑ:

ck

k

w

i

aɪ

s

z

e

[ Adverb ]

in the direction of a clock's hands

aloft upward upwardly

counterclockwise

Counterclockwise

simplified /kawntērklaawkwaiz/

c

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

t

e

ə

r

c

k

l

o

ɔ:

ck

k

w

i

aɪ

s

z

e

[ Adverb ]

in the opposite direction of a clock's hands

aloft upward upwardly

clockwise

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