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# skyward

adverb or adjective (skyward, skywards)

«skyward» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Upward, towards the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the lessons a character looks or faces upward, often when hoping for help or in wonder

### Examples

- He looked skyward and saw the birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/#x1)
- The larks flew skyward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/#x2)
- She raised her eyes skyward and made a wish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/#x3)
- A skyward gaze is a hopeful one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skyward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skyward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skyward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skyward.html) on Mova free.