adv / adj · formal
heavenward
UK/ˈhev.ən.wəd/US/ˈhev.ən.wɚd/HEAV·en·ward
Band 6-7speakingtask2
directed toward heaven or the sky; upward in a spiritual or literal sense
Examples
“The pilgrims offered prayers heavenward as they reached the shrine.”
“In the poem, the tree grows heavenward, symbolising hope.”
“The rocket launched heavenward and quickly vanished into the clouds.”
Band 8 sentence
“The cathedral’s spire seems to point heavenward, reflecting the architect’s intention to lift the spirit.”
Collocations
- look heavenward
- rise heavenward
Word family
heavenward adv / adjheavenwards adv
Common mistakes
to the heaven→to heaven / heavenward
up to heaven (overused)→heavenward / up
Say it for a higher band
5to heaven→6towards heaven→7+heavenward
Synonyms
upward
Easily confused
upward
“The smoke rose upward from the chimney.”
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