get up

/ɡɛt ˈʌp/

[verb]

to get up

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: get]

to get on our feet and stand up

synonyms : arise

rise

stand up

uprise

antonyms : sit down

to wake up and get out of bed

synonyms : arise

rise

turn out

uprise

antonyms : go to bed

raise from a lower to a higher position

synonyms : bring up

elevate

lift

raise

antonyms : lower

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

synonyms : attire

antonyms : dress down

cause to rise

develop

synonyms : work up

study intensively, as before an exam

synonyms : bone

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

synonyms : devise

to physically ascend or climb up an object or surface, such as a ladder, stairs, hill, or mountain

(of wind or sea) to increase in strength, intensity, or force

Examples

1. It really gets up my nose.

2. He's just getting up my nose so much at the moment.

3. He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

4. The farmer gets up at dawn to feed the cows.

Nearby words

get up on the wrong side of the bed

get well

getup

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