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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

at or toward a higher level or position
up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He reached up and turned on the light.
āϏ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϞ⧋ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

toward the north or a place regarded as northward
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He moved up to Canada last year.
āĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāύāĻžāĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

upstairs or to a higher level inside a building
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's up in his room studying.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.3

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇

above the horizon or in the sky
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Look, the clouds are lifting up.
āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§‹, āĻŽā§‡āϘāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.4

āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

(theater) in the direction of the back part of a theater stage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stepped up, signaling the end of the scene.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡ āωāϠ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.5

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

upward from a flat or lower area into the air or space above
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Dust rose up as the car sped by.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧁āϞ⧋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāϠ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.6

āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĻāĻ—ā§€āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of food consumed) out of the stomach and through the mouth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She brought up everything she'd eaten.
āϏ⧇ āϝāĻž āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇

toward a higher intensity or level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd fired up as the game progressed.
āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻāĻ—ā§‹āϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
2.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ

to or at a higher level of cost or quantity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her stock went up by 15 percent.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻ• 15 āĻļāϤāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

ahead in a competition, comparison, or quantitative measure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He finished the round five strokes up.
āϏ⧇ āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ• āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ

toward where someone is physically situated
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She crept up behind her friend with a laugh.
āϏ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
05

āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ

toward or being present in a primary city, especially a national capital
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They travel up to London twice a year.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϛ⧇

at or to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were both up at Cambridge in the ' 90s.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇āχ 90 āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻļāϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŽāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

into a state of proper order, preparation, or readiness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They got the system up and running.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6.1

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻļ⧇āώ

to the point of completion or conclusion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let's eat up before the movie starts.
āϚāϞ⧁āύ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇āχ āϏāĻŦ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāχāĨ¤
07

āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

into a more cheerful, positive, or optimistic state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She brightened up when she saw him.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϏ⧇ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
7.1

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ

into a state of emotional agitation or distress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The delay got everyone worked up.
āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ

into an upright, elevated, or raised position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flag shot up quickly after the victory.
āϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāϠ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
8.1

āωāϠ⧇, āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇

from a recumbent or sleeping position to a standing or waking state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He never gets up before nine.
āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āύāϝāĻŧāϟāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ“āϠ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
09

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ, āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ

in a publicly visible position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The notice went up this morning.
āύ⧋āϟāĻŋāĻļāϟāĻŋ āφāϜ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ āĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇, āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇

(of sailing) in the direction against wind or current
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crew worked hard to keep the boat heading up.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10.1

āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

with the helm turned leeward, turning the bow into the wind
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He called for the helm to go up quickly.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύāĨ¤
11

āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ

(baseball) at the plate and ready to bat
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every time he's up, the crowd gets quiet.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āϚ⧁āĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12

āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

into view, awareness, or existence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A clue showed up during the inspection.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12.1

āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

forward for consideration or discussion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He brought up a new proposal.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ.
13

āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇

securely in place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tied the sack up tightly.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ, āĻŽāϜ⧁āĻĻ

into storage or reserved position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She put the preserves up for the season.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
15

āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to a halt, ending movement or operation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car drew up beside us.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϞāĨ¤
16

āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽāϤ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϝ

to or at an equal level in a competition or comparison
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were two up after five holes.
āĻĒāĻžāρāϚāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āϜāύ āϏāĻŽāϤ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
17

āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋, āĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇

into separate pieces or parts or broken apart
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He chopped the wood up for kindling.
āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
18

āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

to or toward a more advanced stage of life or development
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They raised three children up to adulthood.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
19

āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŦāϰāĻĢ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

used to refer to drinks served without ice or dilution
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ordered a martini up.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻŋ up āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to increase, typically in levels, efforts, or intensity
Transitive: to up sth
to up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company is currently upping its production capacity.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ“āĻ āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to get up physically from a lower to a higher bodily position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ups from the ground with effort.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ āĻž

to go or travel in an upward direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Mist ups from the valley each morning.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻž āωāϠ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āωāĻ āĻžāύ⧋

to raise something physically to a higher position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ups the child onto his shoulders every time they go to the park.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻ āĻžāύ

to raise the current bet in a game of poker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They 've already upped the stakes twice this round.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāχ āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to act abruptly, especially to leave or make a change without warning
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
One morning, she just ups and disappears.
āĻāĻ• āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āωāϠ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ

from a lower point to a higher point along a surface or structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran up the hill to catch the bus.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

at or to a higher point on
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Notes were posted up the bulletin board.
āύ⧋āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧇āϟāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate movement along the length of something, often a street or path
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She strolled up the avenue to meet her friend.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

toward a more elevated rank or level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His name is high up the list of nominees.
āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇, āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇

against the natural flow or current of wind or water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They struggled to row up the current.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ āϟāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

together with similar things in a collection or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gathered up his belongings in a hurry.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

in the direction of the beginning or origin of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers tracked the flaw up the supply chain to the factory.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ–āĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€

directed or going toward a higher position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Use the up escalator on the left.
āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϏāϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϟāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāρāϚ⧁

in a raised or higher than usual position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blinds were up when we arrived.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāχāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ

no longer in effect; finished
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The time is up; submit your answers.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ; āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ.
04

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

being in proper operation, especially of computers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Is your system up and running?
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āφāϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāϞāϛ⧇?
05

āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ, āφāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€

being in a good or positive mood
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team was in an up mood after the win.
āϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻŽā§‡āϜāĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
5.1

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒā§āϤ

agitated, excited, or energetically active
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His temper is up today.
āφāϜ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϜāĻžāϜ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
06

āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ

(of a jockey) mounted and prepared to ride
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's up on the favorite today.
āϏ⧇ āφāϜāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āωāϠ⧇, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

being out of bed, awake, and active
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was up all night studying for the exam.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
08

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

completed or built
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new bridge was up in only a month.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āωāϠ⧇āϛ⧇, āωāĻĻā§āϭ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇

risen above the surface, especially of plants
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tulips are up and blooming.
āϟāĻŋāωāϞāĻŋāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āωāϠ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢ⧁āϟāϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•

fully set or equipped for something, often with "for"
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'm not up for a long hike.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āύāχāĨ¤
11

āϚāϞāϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

happening or taking place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What's up with the noise outside?
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇?
11.1

āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāϜāύāĻ•, āĻ…āĻĻā§āϭ⧁āϤ

amiss or causing concern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He knew right away that something was up.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŽāĻžāϞ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
11.2

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ

ended with a disappointing or negative outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once they found the hidden documents, he knew his game was up.
āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϞ⧇, āϏ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
12

āϜāĻžāύ⧇āύ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ—āϤ

aware or knowledgeable about something, often followed by "in" or "on"
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'm not up on current trends.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āύāχāĨ¤
13

āφāĻĒ āϟ⧁ āĻĄā§‡āϟ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€

caught up or in line with a schedule
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'm not up on my reports yet.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āφāĻĒ āϟ⧁ āĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻšāχāύāĻŋāĨ¤
14

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ, āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ

appearing in court or officially accused
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She's up on fraud charges.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āϗ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
15

āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀, āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ

immediately following in sequence or turn
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I think I'm up after her.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĨ¤
16

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ

showing positive results, advantage, or financial gain
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The market's still up.
āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
17

āωāĻšā§āϚ, āωāĻšā§āϚāĻĒāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ

having a superior or elevated social or professional position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She's quite up in academic circles.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ

a time or state marked by good fortune, success, or a positive mood
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a rough month, she 's finally experiencing some ups.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ

a person who holds a high or advantageous position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 'll need approval from the ups before making changes.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻĒāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ āĻžāύ, āĻĸāĻžāϞ

an upward incline or slope
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We hiked the steep up just before sunset.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϗ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āωāĻ āĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ

a vehicle or route traveling toward a central point, terminus, or major destination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The up was delayed due to track work.
āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ ā§‹!, āϚāϞ⧋!

used to urge rising or beginning action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Up! You've slept enough.
āωāĻ ā§‹ ! āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ, āϤ⧋āϞāĻž

added to verbs to show upward movement or direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He upended the box to check if anything was left inside.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āφāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ-, āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ

Added to verbs to show a shift to a newer, improved, or more current state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He plans to upgrade his phone next week.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

added to nouns to show movement in an upward or inland direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We hiked uphill until we reached the summit.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰ, āĻšāĻžāχāĻĒāĻžāϰ

added to nouns to show increased intensity, speed, or level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He prefers upbeat music to lift his mood.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϜāĻžāϜ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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