up
The direction opposed to the pull of gravityThe direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
» You must not give up hope.
Du darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben. — Vortarulo
Вы не должны терять надежду. — shanghainese
Не треба втрачати надію. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(uncountable)The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
(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.
(countable, particle, uncountable)An up quark.
(countable, uncountable)An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
Examples
34129 sentencesYou must not give up hope.
Не треба втрачати надію. — deniko
ruВы не должны терять надежду. — shanghainese
deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben. — Vortarulo
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
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
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
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 languagesOrigin
From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West GermFrom 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: upsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable