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I. phrasal
1.
 a. : capable of performing or dealing with : competent or able to cope with : capable of
  < feels she is up to her role in the play >
  < is now up to seeing visitors >
  < was up to doing the job in a little over six days — Robert Bendiner >
 specifically : capable of carrying without strain
  < require a horse up to 13 stone — F.C.Hitchcock >
 b. : aware of and prepared for
  < should certainly be up to his tricks by this time >
2. : engaged in especially secretly and with intentions that are bad or not altogether good
 < ferreting out clues as to what he was up to — R.H.Popkin >
 < was always up to something — H.G.Wells >
3. : incumbent on : devolving on : being the responsibility of
 < it was up to the parent to educate his child — Benjamin Fine >
 < left the next move up to the Russians — Current History >
 < the amount you give is entirely up to you — Agnes M. Miall >
II. preposition
Etymology: Middle English
1. : as far as a designated part (as of the body or a weapon that penetrates)
 < sank in quicksand up to his armpits >
 < pushed the knife in up to the hilt >
 < was walking right into hot water … up to her neck — Elizabeth Headley >
2. : to or in fulfillment of : in complete accordance with : so as to make full use of
 < unable to write up to their high standards >
 < practices up to his knowledge >
3.
 a. : to the limit of
  < guesses on the size of his wealth ran up to $2 billion — Joseph Nolan >
  < sick leave may be accumulated up to 150 days — Careers for College Graduates >
  < golden perch, up to a few pounds in weight, bit readily — Francis Birtles >
  < come in sizes up to 10 cups — Jane Nickerson >
 b. : as many as : as much as
  < freighters carry up to 12 passengers — Richard Joseph >
  < would exempt tickets costing up to 60 cents — Wall Street Journal >
  < carelessness may mean great agony and up to weeks in bed — J.L.B.Smith >
4. : till, until
 < up to that date they had been generally successful — American Guide Series: Michigan >
 < up to the war rural areas were always the dwelling place of the surplus population — S.E.Harris >
5. : as far as a designated point
 < painted the wall green up to the side door >
 < up to this point we have discussed chiefly the material factors — W.C.Huntington >
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