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
adjective, as in out of bed
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
Opposites of up
What does up mean?14
adjective
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level“the anchor is up”
out of bed“are they astir yet?”
getting higher or more vigorous“it's an up market”
extending or moving toward a higher place“the up staircase”
(usually followed by ‘on’ or ‘for’) in readiness“he was up on his homework”
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“look up!”
to a later time“they moved the meeting date up”
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”
verb
raise“up the ante”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with up?4
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