Meaning

7 senses
  1. Toward the top of.

    The cat climbed up the tree.

    They walk up the steps.

    hinauf, herauf, hoch

    вве́рхvvérx, наве́рхnavérx

  2. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.

    The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.

    I felt something crawling up my arm.

  3. From south to north of.

    We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.

  4. Further along (in any direction).

    Go up the street until you see the sign.

    weiter

    да́льшеdálʹše

  5. From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).

    He led an expedition up the Amazon.

  6. (slang, vulgar)Of a person: having sex with.

    Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.

  7. (colloquial)At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).

    I'll see you later up the snooker club.

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

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
toward the top:
further along:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
toward the top:
further along:

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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Antonyms

1 antonyms
toward the top of:downA2

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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