oppover

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. mot den øvre delen av noe;
   mot noe lenger opp;
   oppetterup along towards the upper part of something;
   towards somewhere further up;
   up alongoppetter
   • komme oppover bakken to come up the hill
   • gå oppover kirkegolvet to walk up the aisle of the church
   brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:

   • de fortsatte oppover they carried on upwards
   • på vei oppover til toppen on the way up to the summit
2. innover fra kysten eller i retning nord inland from the coast, or in a northerly direction
   • de dro oppover landet they travelled up the country
   brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:

   • dra oppover til Nord-Norge to travel up to Northern Norway
   • fuglene trekker oppover the birds migrate northwards