Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

    Up is a good way to go.

  2. (countable)A positive thing, or a time or situation when things are going well.

    I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.

    There are many ups to caravanning, but also many downs.

  3. (countable, particle, uncountable)An up quark.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An upstairs room of a two story house.

    She lives in a two-up two-down.

Examples

34129 sentences
  1. You must not give up hope.

    Не треба втрачати надію. — deniko

    ruВы не должны терять надежду. — shanghainese

    deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben. — Vortarulo

  2. What time do you get up?

    О котрій годині ти встаєш? — deniko

    ruВо сколько ты встаёшь? — Tonari

    deUm wie viel Uhr stehst du auf? — MUIRIEL

  3. Turn the radio up a little.

    Зроби радіо трохи гучніше. — deniko

    ruСделай радио чуть громче. — al_ex_an_der

    deMach das Radio ein bisschen lauter. — kolonjano

  4. Mary stayed up late last night.

    Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна. — ChickenKiev

    ruМэри поздно легла спать вчера. — Gruzilkin

    deMary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben. — Esperantostern

  5. Why don't you give up smoking?

    Чому б тобі не кинути палити? — deniko

    ruПочему ты не бросишь курить? — sharptoothed

    deWarum hörst du nicht mit dem Rauchen auf? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germ

From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup (“up”).

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Forms

plural: ups
Singularup
Pluralups

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms
direction opposed to the pull of gravity:downA1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
up — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto