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up

/ʌp/verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Up means: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level.

Synonyms for up26

adjective, as in being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

ahead, in the lead, leading, aweigh, dormie, dormy, heavenward, skyward, risen, sprouted, upbound, upfield, upward, ascending, high

adjective, as in out of bed

astir, awake

adjective, as in getting higher or more vigorous

adjective, as in extending or moving toward a higher place

adjective, as in (usually followed by ‘on’ or ‘for’) in readiness

adjective, as in open

adjective, as in (used of computers) operating properly

adjective, as in used up

adverb, as in spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

upwards, upward, upwardly

adverb, as in to a later time

also used for up

alley oop

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Opposites of up

What does up mean?14

adjective

1

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level“the anchor is up”

2

out of bed“are they astir yet?”

3

getting higher or more vigorous“it's an up market”

4

extending or moving toward a higher place“the up staircase”

5

(usually followed by ‘on’ or ‘for’) in readiness“he was up on his homework”

6

open“the windows are up”

7

(used of computers) operating properly“how soon will the computers be up?”

8

used up“time is up”

adverb

1

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position“look up!”

2

to a later time“they moved the meeting date up”

3

to a higher intensity“he turned up the volume”

4

nearer to the speaker“he walked up and grabbed my lapels”

5

to a more central or a more northerly place“was transferred up to headquarters”

verb

1

raise“up the ante”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with up?4

one syllable

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Up in a sentence

  • However fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.Zifre
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it will clear up in the afternoon.Zifre
  • Now that you're grown up, you must not behave like that._undertoad
  • There are marked and rapidly, steadily increasing health benefits to giving up.AMIKEMA
  • Now that you are grown-up, you ought to know better.Delian
  • The sooner you give up, the greater the benefits.Zifre
  • To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently.fishda
  • To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of up

as a verb

past tense
upped
past participle
upped
present participle
upping
third-person singular
ups