adv / adj · neutral
hillward
UK/ˈhɪl.wəd/US/ˈhɪl.wɚd/HILL·ward
Band 6-7speakingtask2
directed toward a hill; moving uphill
Examples
“Residents moved hillward to escape the floodplain.”
“A hillward trail led from the village to the summit.”
“Wildlife retreated hillward as the fire spread across the valley.”
Band 8 sentence
“Faced with rising waters, the community relocated hillward, prioritising high ground for longer-term safety.”
Collocations
- move hillward
- hillward slope
Word family
hillward adv / adjhillwards adv
Common mistakes
to hill→to the hill / hillward / uphill
up to hill→uphill / to the hill
Say it for a higher band
5to the hill→6towards the hill→7+hillward
Synonyms
uphill
Easily confused
uphill
“We had to walk uphill for an hour to reach the village.”
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