up
- adjective
- /ʌp/
- A floating boardwalk enables the visitor to observe the plants up close without harming them.
- up and down
- up there
- walk up
And Izzidor won't go up to help him out.
- And Izzidor won't go up to help him out.
- I just take this and brush up my brows.
- So my nose might be big, but my nostrils up here are quite tight.
- Fill you with, get your flame of curiosity up and firing up.
Examples
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You went so high up in the air.
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There is not only left and right, but also up and down, forward and backward.
Academic text (1990) -
That first path goes straight up and over.
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Well, it's kind of up to us, right?
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We're better off up here in case anybody comes home.
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What are you up to?
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Robert decided it was up to him, the only son, to save his family.
Academic text (2011) -
It was all up to me.
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You are up here looking for a friend, aren't you?
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The children climbed up the tree to reach the highest branches.
Synonyms
Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount
Pointing or moving toward something higher
At a great height above the ground
At or towards a place above something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
- Informal
Decide or think of things during a situation without planning ahead
- Informal
Try to have the same things and life as neighbors to appear successful
Compounds
- Informal
An emotional problem that makes someone feel nervous or unable to act normally
- Literature
A short article that describes an event, often in a newspaper or magazine
An exercise where you lie on your back and lift your upper body to strengthen stomach muscles
- Jargon
A close shot near the basket in basketball made with one hand, often off the backboard
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Up comes from an old Germanic word that meant 'up' or 'high', so imagine climbing stairs or a mountain to remember it. That's why up means being in or moving to a higher place or position.