Up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʌp|  American pronunciation of the word up
Brit.  |ʌp|  British pronunciation of the word up

verb

- raise
up the ante

adjective

- out of bed (syn: astir)
up by seven each morning
- getting higher or more vigorous (syn: improving)
its an up market
- extending or moving toward a higher place (syn: upward)
the up staircase
a general upward movement of fish
- (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
he was up on his homework
had to be up for the game
- open
the windows are up
- (used of computers) operating properly
how soon will the computers be up?
- used up
time is up

adverb

- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position (syn: upward, upwardly, upwards)
look up!
the music surged up
the fragments flew upwards
prices soared upwards
upwardly mobile
- to a higher intensity
he turned up the volume
- nearer to the speaker
he walked up and grabbed my lapels
- to a more central or a more northerly place
was transferred up to headquarters
up to Canada for a vacation
- to a later time (syn: upward, upwards)
they moved the meeting date up
from childhood upward

Extra examples

The land rises up from the valley.

She stood beneath the window and called up to her friend.

Please pick your clothes up off the floor.

We watched the sun come up.

He held up his hand.

We stored the boxes up in the attic.

She stuck a notice up on the wall.

What's going on up there?

He looked up at the stars.

The cards were on the table facing up.

The candy is up on the top shelf.

The window is already up.

Your package is up at the front desk.

We were up near the stage.

Are the kids up yet?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: up
he/she/it: ups
present participle: upping
past tense: upped
past participle: upped
noun
singular: up
plural: ups
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