to move up

Examples

• All

• There is an obvious incentive, therefore, to get customers to move up to a higher grade.

  Academic text (1997)

• He moved up here from London.

  Slayground (1983)

• And so we moved up to where we are now.

  The Real Estate Lawyer

• This is the reality of life, and people move up, up the ranks as you have.

• We keep moving up the ladder.

  Bullet to the Head (2012)

• Three teams are moving up the other three stairwells to the 14th floor.

  Fiction book (1995)

• You have a desire to expand your horizons, to "move up" to a larger format.

  Academic text (1997)

• To succeed in your career, you need to find ways to move up in the company.

• As she gained more experience, she was determined to move up the corporate ladder.

Synonyms

R

to rise

vsto move up

718 1.0

To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist

is the broad idea of reaching a higher position or level, not only physical

C

to come up

vsto move up

571 2.2

To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface

is focused on reaching a higher position rather than simply appearing

G

to go up

vsto move up

442 1.0

To move to a higher position

is the general description of reaching a higher position or level

C

to climb

vsto move up

146 2.2

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

is the broad, neutral way to reach a higher position

A

to ascend

vsto move up

39 4.4

To move up to a more important job or position

is the plain expression for reaching a higher level

M

to move up in the world

vsto move up

7 4.5

To get more successful and reach a higher social or economic position

describes generic movement to a higher position, not only life success

C

to climb up

vsto move up

5 1.6

To rise to a higher position, for example at work or on music charts

describes reaching a higher level without stressing effort

C

to climb the corporate ladder

vsto move up

3 4.8

To move up in a company by getting promotions and more responsibility

applies to any rise in position, not only within businesses

S

to soar upwards

vsto move up

3.4

Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures

describes upward change without implying rapidity

U

to upshift

vsto move up

5.8

To move to a higher position at work or in society

is a general reach to a higher level not limited to status

U

to uprise

vsto move up

7.5

Move upward, as mist or smoke does

is the broad idea of reaching a higher level, not physical phenomena

Antonyms

D

to descend

150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

D

to decline

3 3.4

To slope downward toward a lower level

How High

to reach the summit

6 3.1

to promote

182 2.9

to move up

43 2.0

to advance

417 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology