up for
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
dispuesto a
- I couldn't make the meeting, but I'm still up for it.
- up for the occasion
You know, I'm up for that new experience.
- You know, I'm up for that new experience.
- Everyone seems to be up for it, which I think would be amazing.
- And one of them is Kohn Fass, right, who had been up for being the commander.
- So I've, I, they have, I'm being put up for awards.
Examples
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Are you up for doing a quick fire round?
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You know, I'm up for that new experience.
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Everyone seems to be up for it, which I think would be amazing.
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Johnny's up for re-election in November.
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She is definitely up for the challenge of leading the project team.
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If you're up for a bit of adventure, we can go hiking this weekend.
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They said they're up for discussing their ideas at the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
Ready to do something or to help when asked
23
4.2
Having a chance to be chosen or win
15
3.5
Being ready to do something and having what is needed to do it
Antonyms
How Willing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'willing to take part' is partially signaled by 'up' (ready/available) combined with 'for' (indicating the target), so a learner who knows the words may guess a related meaning. However, the specific idiomatic sense 'willing/available' is not fully predictable from the literal uses of 'up' + 'for' without prior exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase up for may come from the image of someone standing up in a room to show they want to join or be picked. That's why up for now means 'willing to take part' or 'being considered for a position'.