up toadverb
uk/ˈʌp ˌtuː/us/ˈʌp ˌtuː/B1 used to say that something is less than or equal to but not more than a stated value, number, or level:
Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.
We can teach dancers up to intermediate level here.
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Almost
- about
- almost
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- intent
- more
- more or less idiom
- much
- near
- near
- nearly
- scant
- strike
- sub
- that was close! idiom
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- virtual
- way
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up topreposition
uk/ˈʌp ˌtuː/us/ˈʌp ˌtuː/up to preposition (UNTIL)
B1 also up until until:
Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Until a particular moment
- before
- date
- day
- far
- hitherto
- in
- inside
- interim
- meantime
- now
- pending
- till
- to
- to date idiom
- until
- wait
- wait till/until ... idiom
- yet
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up to preposition (RESPONSIBILITY)
be up to sb
B1 to be the responsibility of someone:
It's up to the manager to make the final decision.
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Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsibility
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
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up to preposition (DOING)
be up to sth B1 informal
to be doing something, often something bad or illegal, usually secretly:
She's up to no good (= doing something bad or forbidden) - you can always tell because she stays in her room.
He looks very suspicious hanging around outside - I'm sure he's up to something.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Acting and acts
- (your) every move idiom
- -ation
- act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
- action
- activity
- agency
- ant
- be up to sth idiom
- feel
- gambit
- get around to sth
- give yourself over/up to sth
- go about sth
- go about your business idiom
- go through with sth
- hand
- manoeuvre
- manoeuvring
- money
- talk the talk idiom
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