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- Dictionaryupright/ˈʌprʌɪt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
- 2. strictly honourable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in or into an upright position: "she was sitting upright in bed"
noun
- 1. a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support: "the stone uprights of the parapet"
- 2. an upright piano: "a first-class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist"
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UPRIGHT definition: 1. straight up or vertical: 2. used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of UPRIGHT is perpendicular, vertical. How to use upright in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Upright.
You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way.
Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.
Definition of upright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning. That which is upright is in a position corresponding to that of a person standing up: a decaying tree no longer standing upright; an upright piano.
UPRIGHT definition: 1. vertical and as straight as possible: 2. straight up or vertical: 3. honest and morally good: . Learn more.
What does the word upright mean? There are 39 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word upright, 12 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. upright has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
1. If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. [...] 2. An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide. [...] 3. An upright chair has a straight back and no arms. [...] More. Conjugations of 'upright' present simple: I upright, you upright [...]
1. A perpendicular position; verticality. 2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright. 3. An upright piano. 4. An upright bicycle. tr.v. up·right·ed, up·right·ing, up·rights. To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer. up′right′ly adv. up′right′ness n.
