Upward
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The upper part; the top.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: 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. In the upper parts; above. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
Example sentence: We are a nation of immigrants, a quilt of many colors, and we've managed over more than two centuries to create a way of life that allows for a reasonable degree of upward mobility, that prizes individual liberty, promotes freedom of religion and genuinely values equal rights for all citizens.
Ascending
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move upward, to fly, to soar.
Example sentence: Tahir Pasha assigned me a room when I was staying in his residence, and every night before sleeping, I would spend around three hours going over the books I had memorized. It would take me three months to go through the lot. Thanks be to God, all those works became steps ascending to the truths of the Qur'an.