empor

/ɛmˈpoːɐ̯/

adverb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. upward (literary)

    A literary alternative to hinauf or nach oben, rare outside written narration.

Similar words

aufwärts

Close synonyms for "upward"; empor is the literary, old-fashioned alternative to the everyday aufwärts.

Practice

1 What does empor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Rauch stieg ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches empor?

See also

adverb

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