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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.
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.
How to use up in a sentence. in or into a higher position or level; especially : away from the center of the earth; from beneath the ground or water to the surface… See the full definition
If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. They recently put my rent up. Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up. Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent.
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 definition: 1. towards or in a higher place: 2. vertical or as straight as possible: 3. to a greater degree…. 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.