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- Dictionaryup/ʌp/
adverb
- 1. towards a higher place or position: "he jumped up"
- 2. at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity: "she turned the volume up"
preposition
- 1. from a lower to a higher point of (something): "she climbed up a flight of steps"
- 2. along or further along (a street or road): "he lived up the road"
adjective
- 1. directed or moving towards a higher place or position: "the up escalator"
- 2. at an end: "his contract was up in three weeks"
noun
- 1. a period of good fortune or positive mood: informal "you can't have ups all the time in football"
verb
- 1. do something unexpectedly: informal "she upped and left him"
- 2. increase (a level or amount): "capacity will be upped by 70 per cent next year"
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UP definition: 1. towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level: 2. out of the ground: 3…. Learn more.
1. a (1) : in or into a higher position or level. especially : away from the center of the earth. (2) : from beneath the ground or water to the surface. (3) : from below the horizon. (4) : upstream sense 1. (5) : in or into an upright position. sit up. especially : out of bed. b. : upward from the ground or surface. pull up a daisy. c.
to, toward, or at an elevated place on or in: They went up the stairs. The cat is up the tree. to, toward, or at a high or higher station, condition, or rank on or in: He is well up the social ladder. at or to a farther point or higher place on or in: She is up the street. I'm going up the street.
Up is often used with verbs of movement such as 'jump' and 'pull', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'give up' and 'wash up'. 1. preposition. If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from the ground or to a higher position. They were climbing up a narrow mountain road.
UP definition: 1. towards or in a higher place: 2. vertical or as straight as possible: 3. to a greater degree…. Learn more.
1. a. In or to a higher position: looking up. b. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center: up from the lunar surface. 2. In or to an upright position: sat up in bed. 3. a. Above a surface: coming up for air. b. So as to detach or unearth: pulling up weeds. c. Above the horizon: as the sun came up. 4.
up meaning, definition, what is up: towards a higher place or position: Learn more.
Up is a word that means "from lower to higher," so you can use it when you go up in a hot air balloon, when you look up at the clouds, or when you graduate from high school and move up in the world. As an adjective or adverb, up almost always conveys a movement or position that's higher (or sometimes, northward).
Definition of up adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Up Definition. From a lower to a higher place; away from or out of the ground. In or on a higher position or level; off the ground, or from a position below to one at the surface of the earth or water. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center. Up from the lunar surface.
