arriba
- adverb
- /əˈriːbə/
- US
- The sign said 'Sala de reuniones arriba', meaning the meeting room is upstairs.
Examples
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She pointed arriba to show where the birds were flying above the trees.
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The cat jumped arriba onto the roof.
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When you reach the lobby, take the elevator arriba to the fifth floor.
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Please lift the box arriba onto the shelf.
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When you get to the third floor, just go arriba to the rooftop terrace.
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The balloon floated arriba into the sky, disappearing from view.
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He climbed arriba the ladder to reach the top shelf.
Synonyms
In a higher place or moving to a higher level
Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount
Pointing or moving toward something higher
At or towards a place above something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arriba originally comes from a- 'to' plus riba from the Latin ripa 'bank' or 'shore', so it once meant moving toward a higher bank or place. That's why today arriba means 'up' or 'above', used when something is higher or on an upper floor.