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up
adjective, adverb, preposition UK /ʌp/ Up can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Their voices could be heard up in our room.Mary looked up at him.I stood up. as a preposition: He climbed up the steps.I set off up the road. as an adjective: the up escalator after the verb ‘to be’: He was up early the next morning.Food prices are up.I knew something was up. 1 in or towards a higher position 1a from a lower place to a higher placeCould you help me carry this old trunk up to the attic? I got off my bike and walked up the hill. He held the cup up to his lips and slowly sipped the tea. Pick your clothes up off the floor and put them away. He raised the child up above his head, which she seemed to enjoy. Put your hand up if you know the answer. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1b in a high place, or in a higher place than you, for example near the top of a hill or in the top part of a houseShe’s up in the bathroom. He was up the ladder, cleaning the windows. Further up the hill was a small farm. The hotel is 1,500 feet up in the Black Mountains. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 1c looking, turning, or pointing away from the ground or towards a higher positionWe rolled on our backs and looked up at the sky. I turned my face up towards the sun. Lynn glanced up from the book she was reading. A path leads up from the beach to the top of the cliff. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
2 upright, or moving towards an upright positionHe stood up and pulled a chair out for me to sit on. I found Hattie sitting up in bed. The dog stopped with its ears up and nose twitching. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 3 in or towards the north of a region or countryI go up to Scotland about once a month. She’s up north with her family on a holiday. Synonyms and related words
Relating to countries or regions of the world abroad American Anglo-American 4 moving near to someone or something and then stoppingOne of the salespeople came up and asked if she could help. up to: Two women ran up to us, shouting in Spanish. Just go up to him and say hello. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement towards a place or person 5 along a river, road etc 5a moving along a road, street, path etc, or at a point along it in a direction away from youFurther up the road was a little country pub. He lives up the street from me. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement away and changes of direction 5b moving along a river in the opposite direction that the water is flowing, or at a point along it in this directionWe went on a long trip up the Amazon. Up the river, in the distance, was the rescue boat. Synonyms and related words
Upstream and downstream downriver downstream downstream
6 increased in amount/level 6a at or towards an increased number, level, or amountTotal new car sales were up £3 million over last year. go up: Fuel prices went up by 3 per cent. be up on something: Profits for August were slightly up on July’s figure. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something 6b becoming louder, stronger, or more activeBilly, will you turn the volume on the TV up – I can’t hear anything. Competition between the production groups is hotting up rapidly.
7 awake and out of bedWe were up bright and early the next morning. Get up! It’s almost 10.00. I was up till midnight preparing the presentation. Synonyms and related words
Being awake and not sleeping 8 used for saying that a period of time has endedCome along now, please! Time’s up! Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 9 divided or broken into small pieces or equal partsThe prize money will be divided up among the team members. Divorce settlements often involve property that can’t be split up easily. 10 completely done or used so that there is nothing leftI think it was selfish of me, using up all her free time like that. The stream dries up in summer. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 11 fastened or closed completelyShe kept Albert’s letters in a bundle tied up with ribbon. Did you lock the house up before you left? Synonyms and related words 12 collected, added, or brought together in one placeShe was busy gathering up her papers. Our profits are quite large when you add them all up. 13 informalabove a particular amount, or older than a particular ageWomen of sixty and up get a free bus pass for off-peak journeys. Synonyms and related words
General words for age and describing someone’s age a 3-year-old/10-month-old etc age age Synonyms and related words 14 a computer system that is up is working properlyBy ten o’clock we had the computers up again. Synonyms and related words
Relating to computer software, systems and equipment adaptive antivirus asynchronous 15 Britisha road that is up is being repaired and cannot be usedWe had to take a different route because Bristol Road was up. 16 in a place that is near where you areHe’ll be up at the school talking to parents. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
dinner/tea etc is up not be up to much something is up up against something up and about up and down up and running up for something up on something/up with something up to/until/till something up to someone up to something up to speed up to your neck/ears/eyes in something up yours what’s up?
up
adjective, adverb, preposition US /ʌp/ Up can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Their voices could be heard up in our room.Mary looked up at him.I stood up. as a preposition: He climbed up the steps.I set off up the road. as an adjective: the up escalator after the verb “to be”: He was up early the next morning.Food prices are up.I knew something was up. 1 in or toward a higher position 1a from a lower place to a higher placeCould you help me carry this old trunk up to the attic? I got off my bike and walked up the hill. He held the cup up to his lips and slowly sipped the tea. Pick your clothes up off the floor and put them away. He raised the child up above his head, which she seemed to enjoy. Put your hand up if you know the answer. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 1b in a high place, or in a higher place than you, for example near the top of a hill or in the top part of a houseShe’s up in the bathroom. He was up the ladder, cleaning the windows. Further up the hill was a small farm. The hotel is 1,500 feet up in the Black Mountains. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 1c looking, turning, or pointing away from the ground or toward a higher positionWe rolled on our backs and looked up at the sky. I turned my face up toward the sun. Lynn glanced up from the book she was reading. A path leads up from the beach to the top of the cliff. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
2 upright, or moving toward an upright positionHe stood up and pulled a chair out for me to sit on. I found Hattie sitting up in bed. The dog stopped with its ears up and nose twitching. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement up or down 3 in or toward the north of a region or countryWe’re going up to Seattle next weekend. Max is up north fishing with some friends. Synonyms and related words
Relating to countries or regions of the world abroad American Anglo-American 4 moving near to someone or something and then stoppingOne of the salespeople came up and asked if she could help. up to: Two women ran up to us, shouting in Spanish. Just go up to him and say hello. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement towards a place or person 5 along a river, road, etc. 5a moving along a road, street, path, etc., or at a point along it in a direction away from youFurther up the road was a little country inn. If you go up the street two blocks, you’ll see the hospital on your left. Synonyms and related words
Describing movement away and changes of direction 5b moving along a river in the opposite direction that the water is flowing, or at a point along it in this directionWe went on a long trip up the Amazon. Up the river, in the distance, was the rescue boat. Synonyms and related words
Upstream and downstream downriver downstream downstream
6 increased in amount/level 6a at or toward an increased number, level, or amountTotal new car sales were up $3 million over last year. go up: Fuel prices went up by 3 percent. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe increases and decreases accumulative and counting by a factor of something 6b becoming louder, stronger, or more activeBilly, will you turn the volume on the TV up – I can’t hear anything. Competition between the production groups is heating up rapidly.
7 awake and out of bedWe were up bright and early the next morning. Get up! It’s almost 10:00. I was up till midnight preparing the presentation. Synonyms and related words
Being awake and not sleeping 8 divided or broken into small pieces or equal partsThe prize money will be divided up among the team members. Divorce settlements often involve property that can’t be split up easily. 9 completely done or used so that there is nothing leftI think it was selfish of me, using up all her free time like that. The stream dries up in summer. Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 10 used for saying that a period of time has endedPut your pencils down! Time’s up! Synonyms and related words
Finished and completed finished completed exhausted 11 fastened or closed completelyShe kept Albert’s letters in a bundle tied up with ribbon. Did you lock the house up before you left? Synonyms and related words 12 collected, added, or brought together in one placeShe was busy gathering up her papers. Our profits are quite large when you add them all up. 13 informalabove a particular amount, or older than a particular ageWomen of sixty and up get a free bus pass for off-peak trips. Synonyms and related words
General words for age and describing someone’s age a 3-year-old/10-month-old etc. age age Synonyms and related words 14 a computer system that is up is working properlyBy ten o’clock we had the computers up again. Synonyms and related words
Relating to computer software, systems and equipment 15 in a place that is near where you areHe’ll be up at the school talking to parents. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
dinner/tea etc. is up have had it up to here something is up up against something up and about up and down up and running up for something up on something/up with something up to/until/till something up to someone up to something up to speed up to your neck/ears/eyes in something up yours what’s up?
up1 what’s up?informalused as a greeting either in the meaning of ‘Hi’, ‘Hey’ and ‘Hello’ or ‘How’re you?’, ‘How’s it [your life] going?’ and ‘How are you getting on’ [British]. The usual answers are ‘Not much’ or ‘Nothing’.Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 07/04/2018
up1 what’s up?informalused as a greeting either in the meaning of ‘Hi’, ‘Hey’ and ‘Hello’ or ‘How’re you?’, ‘How’s it [your life] going?’ and ‘How are you getting on’ [British]. The usual answers are ‘Not much’ or ‘Nothing’.Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 07/04/2018
up1 be on the upto increaseTrain fares are due to increase by up to 11% and food prices are also on the up. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 31/12/2015
up1 be on the upto increaseTrain fares are due to increase by up to 11% and food prices are also on the up. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 31/12/2015
upverb transitive informal UK /ʌp/ 1 to increase an amount, or to raise something to a higher levelThey’ve upped taxi fares because of the rise in fuel prices. up the ante (=raise the level of what is expected, offered, or risked in a situation): Protesters have upped the ante by demanding that Wright resign. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something
upverb transitive informal US /ʌp/ 1 to increase an amount, or to raise something to a higher levelThey’ve upped taxi fares because of the rise in fuel prices. up the ante (=raise the level of what is expected, offered, or risked in a situation): Protesters have upped the ante by demanding that Wright resign. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something
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