upstairs
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ˌʌpˈstɛrz/
:
arriba
- Both of you march straight upstairs and sit there until Mr. Holmes comes for you.
- go upstairs
- come upstairs
- back upstairs
And so then after that, we just went upstairs to my bedroom.
- And so then after that, we just went upstairs to my bedroom.
- Just been sent upstairs and I'm just in this cell.
- Brett's just grabbing my huge suitcase from upstairs and we're heading to LA.
- So I said I'm going to go upstairs and and check.
- And I walk and I'll do some ads and I'll walk back upstairs with Andrew.
- And Rick says go outside or upstairs, don't stay in here.
- And then I went upstairs and found this monstrosity.
- So I push him to go upstairs and he starts to cry.
- So you know I'm upstairs, but I'm damn, I'm itching.
Examples
-
After dinner, I always go upstairs to relax in my room.
-
Go upstairs and sleep it off.
-
And so then after that, we just went upstairs to my bedroom.
-
So I push him to go upstairs and he starts to cry.
-
Been working upstairs all night.
-
You know the boys will be upstairs playing video games or that sort of thing.
Academic text (2015) -
But as he turned to head back upstairs, a voice suddenly stopped him.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm gonna go upstairs to get some stuff.
-
After my friend and her boyfriend went upstairs, I figured everyone was gone.
Academic text (2012) -
Stephen turned his wheelchair toward the deck, and I went upstairs to look for Julian.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
107
1.0
On a higher floor you get to by using the stairs
Upstairs in the part of a house where the family lives
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
1
8.6
A casual name for God used when people mean someone who watches over them
How Low
596
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Upstairs comes from the simple parts up and stairs, meaning 'up' and 'steps', so it literally means 'up the steps' and tells you to go to an upper floor.